Best Way To Combat Leftism.... Post #66546 • Liberal Forum

Re: Best Way To Combat Leftism....

Skans · 2022-05-17T20:02:02+00:00

Poor analogy, and here's why: Many subjects require rote memorization: Anatomy, spelling, math, chemistry...I could go on, but I think you get the point; Hardly anyone wins the Stanley Cup. The academic equivalent would be engaging in research leading to the publication of a ground-breaking physics article about the discovery of a new particle that requires a revision to the Standard Model. I agree that not all teaching should be geared toward standardized tests. But, there does need to be a degree of standardization as to what is taught to children in different subjects at different ages. Teachers do need to be evaluated, promoted, demoted, and/or fired based on merit. What determines that merit should be made up of more than just student performance. However, student performance should not be ignored either.

impartialobserver » 17 May 2022, 2:08 pm » wrote: ↑
17 May 2022, 2:08 pm
I have to make it short but I would start with taking the data out of the equation. In Nevada, it is highly data driven. ie, test scores. Teaching to the test does not work. There is no way to spin it, dice it, or dissect it. Teaching someone to memorize a set of concepts/ideas/facts in hopes of attaining a pre-determined result does not help someone truly understand. I could get you to memorize the teams that have won the Stanley Cup (hockey) but that does not mean that you would truly understand what it takes to win the Cup.

Poor analogy, and here's why:

Many subjects require rote memorization: Anatomy, spelling, math, chemistry...I could go on, but I think you get the point;
Hardly anyone wins the Stanley Cup. The academic equivalent would be engaging in research leading to the publication of a ground-breaking physics article about the discovery of a new particle that requires a revision to the Standard Model.
I agree that not all teaching should be geared toward standardized tests. But, there does need to be a degree of standardization as to what is taught to children in different subjects at different ages.
Teachers do need to be evaluated, promoted, demoted, and/or fired based on merit. What determines that merit should be made up of more than just student performance. However, student performance should not be ignored either.