tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post7420539229846259444..comments2024-03-28T11:27:08.696-04:00Comments on the daily howler: EXPERTS, PROFESSORS AND JOURNOS: Good grief!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-42837232266132833222019-11-25T22:39:08.375-05:002019-11-25T22:39:08.375-05:00All thanks to the great doctor that help me to get...<br />All thanks to the great doctor that help me to get back my boyfriend I thank you so much because you man of your words than anything he said will be done is a very good man I want to use opportunity thank Dr Ben and God shall bless him for getting my boyfriend back he is back to me now I didn't believe this at first until I put effort now my boyfriend is back I thank Dr Ben for the great work He has done for me I want him to keep doing this for other people are so that you can do it for me to thank you Dr Ben. And you can contact him at email DrBenspellcaster@gmail.com or whatsapp number +2348151642717. Now I believe you are the great spell caster Dr Ben.<br />jussicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762972359385442229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-16489093216449510312015-09-21T03:25:51.527-04:002015-09-21T03:25:51.527-04:00My husband cheated on me for Almost three years. h...My husband cheated on me for Almost three years. he ignore me for several months and left me with nothing, but i am happy today that Chief Nwaluta brought my husband back, I am so happy, Now my husband is all mine again. I can now say I'm happy again. Great spell from Chief Nwaluta, Chief Nwaluta is genuine. I truly believe in him and his spells. he is a professional. , My name is Sandra Gault and I live in Bryan Texas, My husband and i got married for more than 11 years and have gotten two kids. thing were going well with us and we are always happy. until one day my husband started to behave in a way i could not understand, i was very confused by the way he treat me and the kids. later that month he did not come home again and he called me that he want a divorce, i asked him what have i done wrong to deserve this from him, all he was saying is that he want a divorce that he hate me and do not want to see me again in his life, i was mad and also frustrated do not know what to do,i was sick for more than 2 weeks because of the divorce. i love him so much he was everything to me without him my life is incomplete. i told my sister and she told me to contact a spell caster, i never believe in all this spell casting of a thing. i just want to try if something will come out of it. i contacted Chief Nwaluta for the return of my husband to me, they told me that my husband have been taken by another woman, that she cast a spell on him that is why he hate me and also want us to divorce. then they told me that they have to cast a spell on him that will make him return to me and the kids, they casted the spell and after 1 week my husband called me and he told me that i should forgive him, he started to apologize on phone and said that he still love me that he did not know what happen to him that he left me. it was the spell that he Chief Nwaluta casted on him that make him come back to me today,me and my family are now happy again today. thank you Chief Nwaluta for what you have done for me i would have been nothing today if not for your great spell. i want you my friends who are passing through all this kind of love problem of getting back their husband, wife , or ex boyfriend and girlfriend to contact Chief Nwaluta,if you need his help you can contact him through his private E-mail:{ Nwalutaspelltemple@gmail.com } or you can contact him through his Web site :http://nwalutaspelltemple.blogspot.com. Thanks you Chief Nwaluta.Helene Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631829361031144541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9175050066911911562015-09-17T01:00:05.319-04:002015-09-17T01:00:05.319-04:00OMB (Multiple Question Choices from the OTB)
Part...OMB (Multiple Question Choices from the OTB)<br /><br />Part 1: Lyin and Bloggin Test Scores, Oh My.<br /><br />An interesting series of posts from BOB with a variety of interesting questions. Let us review some in chronological order:<br /><br />9/10 "Are 17-year-old American students doing less well in math?<br /><br />9/11 "Are seniors in American high schools doing less well in reading and math?<br /><br />9/15 "Have high school seniors been doing less well in math in recent years?<br /><br />9/16 "Are high school seniors doing less well in math? <br /><br />We do not repeat these questions to mock the oft noted repetitiveness of the One True Bob. We salute the subtle but critical changes these evolving questions represent. <br /><br />But we have a question of our own.<br /><br />Has anyone BOB has quoted in this series said American high school seniors are doing less well in math? Or is BOB setting up his latest version of Conquering the Miracle Polish Strawman? Or was it Strawman Miraculously Conquers the Poles? We forget.<br /><br />We do remember the changes in the questions. First it was <strong>17 year olds</strong> and math. Then it was <strong>seniors</strong> in math <strong> and reading,</strong> Next it switched to seniors in math <strong>in recent years.</strong><br />Finally he ended with today's question, which opens a long post which concludes "Do Grade 12 math scores seem “flat” to you? Why did the expert say that?"<br /><br />Bob tells us we have two choices about this "expert." He is "a hopeless incompetent" or "Petrilli’s a hack, a man who’s been commissioned by billionaire funders to deliver a certain message."<br /><br />Well, there is another choice. Since Petrilli never said "Grade 12 Math Scores Are Flat" we'd say BOB is a competent, though impoverished, liar.<br /><br />Why did BOB keep refining a question which seemed, at casual glance, to be just another of those endless repetitions in the best BOBstyle?<br /><br />Because he had to do so in order to narrow down the test results needed to prove somebody was lying about an assertion that was never made. At least not by anybody BOB quoted in this series. <br /><br />Which brings us to the Poles. Not too long ago, BOB wanted to prove there was no Polish "miracle" on PISA test scores as part of an effort to refute any and everything said by a certain Ms. Ripley, who committed the unpardonable sin of getting a full book written and published to some critical acclaim. He went to elaborate lengths to manipulate test scores and test score gains, even to the point of combining gains from scores on different subject matter tests, to try and prove American students had not been outdone by Polish kids on PISA tests. This was a claim made by reviewers of Ms. Ripley's book.<br /><br />That old BOB is back. This time among his tricks are to disappear tests until he gets the ones which fit his meme, accuse his opponents of saying things they did not, and resting his case on one statement made by one person which is based on the very type of analysis used by BOB himself in "deflating" the Polish miracle.<br /><br />In Part 2 we'll show you how these things were done. Hint: If you are still reading, one of the things that disappeared was "reading."KZoDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-13053605501264567702015-09-16T21:43:45.079-04:002015-09-16T21:43:45.079-04:00As Bob points out, Arne Duncan seems not to have f...As Bob points out, Arne Duncan seems not to have focused on the difference between these two questions:<br />1. Are high school seniors doing less well in math? <br />2. Are 18-year olds doing less well in math?<br /><br />There's lots of discussion about #1, but I contend that #2 is more important. People don't cease to be human beings just because they don't finish high school. They still have to apply for jobs, pay taxes, make decisions about spending, investment and borrowing options, etc. Level of math capability matters for everyone.<br /><br />BTW I wonder what the drop-out rate is in other countries when we compare educational results.David in Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-47607630768916886652015-09-16T18:43:18.894-04:002015-09-16T18:43:18.894-04:00So I take it you agree with 1:55 then, urban legen...So I take it you agree with 1:55 then, urban legend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-62442314321278976492015-09-16T18:02:52.798-04:002015-09-16T18:02:52.798-04:00Sure, using SAT and ACT scores to assess the educa...Sure, using SAT and ACT scores to assess the education system is just fine reporting.urban legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665301084950269825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-66839941095886088862015-09-16T17:58:43.679-04:002015-09-16T17:58:43.679-04:0012:03, 12:59 and 2:02: You sure put a lot of energ...12:03, 12:59 and 2:02: You sure put a lot of energy into saying nothing of substance to counter what Somerby is saying. In the law, silence is often an admission. So is changing the subject and an ad hominem attack. urban legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665301084950269825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-17305339374221378452015-09-16T17:04:08.658-04:002015-09-16T17:04:08.658-04:00" ... but the gloomy narrative lives."
..." ... but the gloomy narrative lives."<br /><br />Horace,<br />You need to learn how to read - period.<br /><br />Another explanation for continuation of the Post's gloomy education slant could be Bezos' involvement in for-profit education.<br /><br />Which one are you, Dick or Jane?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-25863897400577070762015-09-16T16:17:58.095-04:002015-09-16T16:17:58.095-04:00The nation’s drop-out rate has been declining in r...The nation’s drop-out rate has been declining in recent decades and years. In theory, that’s a good thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-33535167037571913042015-09-16T14:49:57.713-04:002015-09-16T14:49:57.713-04:00I wonder who the cynic is in this formula and whet...I wonder who the cynic is in this formula and whether Somerby's use of the word was ironic in support of those who have pointed out the Post's bias, or if he is taking a tiny glee in the fact that the "explanation seems to fail" in preference of another explanation.<br /><br />Not to toot my own horn, or Spanky's for being on the ball here, or Ravitch's for bothering to publicize it, but come on, Mr. Bob! This's more than a lack of intellectual curiosity your betraying. One might be tempted to call you a cynic.davidlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754707934311038544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-32891151273610391622015-09-16T14:42:48.722-04:002015-09-16T14:42:48.722-04:00You miss the point: Bob stated that it was the Po...You miss the point: Bob stated that it was the Post's ownership of Kaplan that makes that explanation fail. Your reference to the Bezos family is irrelevant.<br />Perhaps you should stick to your Dick and Jane readers.Horace Feathersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-6500907465100135762015-09-16T14:24:57.207-04:002015-09-16T14:24:57.207-04:00Amazing that Somerby would miss that. Thank heave...Amazing that Somerby would miss that. Thank heaven for Diane Ravitch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-26518721287122025032015-09-16T14:02:12.474-04:002015-09-16T14:02:12.474-04:00Bob is too busy counting words in the offerings of...Bob is too busy counting words in the offerings of our morally disgraceful press to count his own clicks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-21562293965468728372015-09-16T14:00:11.958-04:002015-09-16T14:00:11.958-04:00Neither are "dumb" and "liberal&quo...Neither are "dumb" and "liberal" if you are a lazy Somerby reader of dubious morals whom nobody likes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-55628712503666041362015-09-16T13:55:18.345-04:002015-09-16T13:55:18.345-04:00Fear not! Bob will take a look at his dwindling cl...Fear not! Bob will take a look at his dwindling click rate when he writes about phenomenal gains and rules of thumb, and soon we will be treated to a series on the Myth of the Gender Wage Gap, or How Universities Can't Tell the Difference between Flirting and Rape.<br /><br />And failing that, he will reopen the completely justifiable homicides of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, as he ponders why all these black people are still mad since we fixed everything 50 years ago.<br /><br />That'll bring 'em back. And once they are here, then he can re-examine the War on Gore, while lecturing "liberals" not to get too upset about those weapons of mass destruction that still could turn up any day now.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72162113918105813942015-09-16T13:42:51.797-04:002015-09-16T13:42:51.797-04:00"very rough" and "normal" are ..."very rough" and "normal" are not mutually exclusive. <br /><br />Yer welcome.Explaining Your Flawed "Thought" Processnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-61089461287048751962015-09-16T13:23:14.711-04:002015-09-16T13:23:14.711-04:00Highlighting Bob's careful use of adjectives t...Highlighting Bob's careful use of adjectives to defend him is a Bobfan game...until he changes adjectives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-23417208137745052242015-09-16T13:15:26.693-04:002015-09-16T13:15:26.693-04:00Your problem may be that you read Somerby but don&...Your problem may be that you read Somerby but don't follow his links.<br /><br />"Or maybe it’s Simpson’s Paradox at work. That would suggest that all racial groups are doing better, but because lower-scoring Latinos are replacing whites over time, our overall scores are declining. Yet here are the long-term trends by race:<br /><br />(A chart of NAEP disaggregated scores is displayed by Petrilli)<br /><br />Looks pretty darn flat to my eyes."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78780927608320362272015-09-16T12:59:13.773-04:002015-09-16T12:59:13.773-04:00Not enough people want to engage in meaningful dis...Not enough people want to engage in meaningful discourse about why are teacher are so ratty and their unions so infernal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-46442337035306425082015-09-16T12:55:06.911-04:002015-09-16T12:55:06.911-04:00Education reporting is fine. The BIGGER problem? S...Education reporting is fine. The BIGGER problem? Somerby.Douchebag Troll Parade ... Forevernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-85747894252604868792015-09-16T12:23:13.443-04:002015-09-16T12:23:13.443-04:00Thank you for pointing this out.Thank you for pointing this out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-60414514288308523192015-09-16T12:21:41.845-04:002015-09-16T12:21:41.845-04:00Nitpicking Somerby's adjectives is a troll'...Nitpicking Somerby's adjectives is a troll's game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-24639650476910500542015-09-16T12:20:21.422-04:002015-09-16T12:20:21.422-04:00The problem may be that Petrilli has not disaggreg...The problem may be that Petrilli has not disaggregated the scores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-57015468274276457382015-09-16T12:20:10.056-04:002015-09-16T12:20:10.056-04:00"Now that the Post has changed hands [to Jeff..."Now that the Post has changed hands [to Jeff Bezos], this explanation seems to fail."<br /><br />From 8/6/13 dianeravich.net:<br /><br />The Bezos Family Foundation — whose board includes Bezos, his parents and other family members — gave more than $11 million in 2011 to an array of national organizations such as Teach for America, Stand for Children and the KIPP Foundation, according to tax filings. The foundation also gave grants to scores of individual schools around the country as well as several charter school chains, including Uncommon Schools, which operates schools in New York and Massachusetts.<br /><br />Bezos’s parents, Mike and Jackie, were active in a fierce battle last year to allow the creation of public charter schools in Washington state. Washington had been one of a handful of states that did not permit charters, which are publicly funded schools that are privately run and largely without unions. Teachers unions opposed the ballot measure, which narrowly passed with financial backing from Mike and Jackie Bezos as well as Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Netflix founder Reed Hastings.”<br />Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-13084581189569769332015-09-16T12:18:15.136-04:002015-09-16T12:18:15.136-04:00Despite the fantastic reduction in drop out rates*...Despite the fantastic reduction in drop out rates* the thumb measures** have improved from "very rough" to "normal" in the course of a single blog!<br /><br />* Drop out rates can be measured in a variety of ways, hence we have no Gold Standard Drop out measure.<br /><br />** Somerby measures only public school test scores for his normal thumb measurements. In private schools Nuns use rulers to whack thumbs not thumbs to measure test scores. This may explain why the rough thumbs have returned to normal by a student's senior year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com