The US push toward improved education needs to be careful. As I read simultaneously about the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund and the rise of evidence-based management, I see a discontinuity. The top bullet in the Department of Education’s release says: “Adopting internationally benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and the … [Read more...] about Evidence-Based Management and Education – The Obama Dilemma
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Redefining Cheating
Redefining cheating: I saw a small blub in The Week about outsourcing homework to India, Pakistan, and Egypt. This is aligned with a conversation going on in education about the redefinition of “cheating” which is often called management or collaboration in the business world. After searching on the web, I found a similar story that may be the source, Australia’s Current Week … [Read more...] about Redefining Cheating
Learning Pathways: Grand Challenges, Small Venues
When I was in sixth grade, my teacher, Mr. Lovejoy (at Broad Ave Elementary School), had me tested using the Stanford-Binet IQ test. I did pretty well. He decided that his classroom was not the place for me but that he, as a mentor, would work well. So he started giving me college textbooks and free rein to create science experiments for other students. I spent most of my … [Read more...] about Learning Pathways: Grand Challenges, Small Venues
Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle
Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle Budget cuts for schools. Record profits on Wall Street. What is the differentiator? I will make it simple and tie it to the President’s “Race to the Top” initiative: Performance measures. We don’t know how to measure the performance of educators, and therefore, by inference, we don’t know how to measure … [Read more...] about Strategy and Education: Differentiate or Continue to Struggle
