Posted on : 01-01-1970 | By : admin
University of Virginia cognitive psychologist Daniel Willingham tipped me off to his latest video, on one of EdSec Arne Duncan’s pet subjects: “Merit Pay, Teacher Pay, and Value Added Measures.” Willingham gives “six reasons in three minutes” that the idea of evaluating teachers by the value-added “growth model,” as reasonable as it sounds, is still unfair. Worth a watch, and good for a couple of chuckles to boot. (I wonder if Perez Hilton plans to sue.)
Besides Dan’s six, what other flaws in this idea can you add?
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