This is a message for most of the school systems in the US and the rest of the world. I reside in Panama where emphasis is always on academics. I'l translate this message into Spanish and distribute it. BTW, English is a required subject in many Panamanian secondary schools.
I appreciate the passion of Michelle Morrow, and I can only hope she can find the best leaders for all the NC DPI sub-departments if she does win the job. Yes, there are passionate teachers everywhere in the nation, but nearly all of them have been crushed into following managerial rules and expectations, too many of which are not related to enhancements of knowledge for everyone. The NC DPI administration could change this but, for over thirty years, has been politically paralyzed from doing so. The PhD training of top administrators has ignored the fundamentals of what true “knowledge” is and on how to assess and compare the final “bell-shaped” test score density plots. Using “points” scores or “percentage correct” scores for individuals or cohorts and their differences from year to year is NOT the correct basis for establishing either knowledge or enhancement in knowledge. Every test has a different difficulty and tests that are fundamentally unchanged from year to year will always amount to an automatic “teaching to the test” outcome of plus a couple of points – which, for false reasons, makes all administrators happy. Teaching to the test with points as the objective also automatically enforces a narrow classroom exposure and a neglect of expanded knowledge. The national NCLB (No Child Left Behind) was a noble plan but was ruined by managerial chicanery in order to satisfy politicians. Its replacement never made it out of Congress because, once again, advice was refused.
There are many “good” tests that give differing “points,” but the knowledge in the brains of the students is not changed by the tests. A proper test evaluation should not change the evaluations of relative student or cohort knowledge. The infatuation with points also makes it impossible for the performances on new editions of the test to link smoothly with past trends. Yet it is possible, and essential to do so. Point differences are replaced by relative knowledge ratios. These ratios do not change if all tests, whether more difficult or less difficult, meet the standards of the definition for a “good” test. Here is one such metric, a powerful metric for measuring “gaps.” It is easily understandable, and it offers obvious goals for educational enhancement. The metric answers the question “What percentage of a specified (lagging) cohort has scores below the 50-percentile score of the control (leading) cohort?” The answer is sufficient for a lay person to understand, but the administrator can determine the actual ratio by which the control cohort is more knowledgeable. There are many equivalent metrics, all of which link over time, and which give the same results when comparisons are made with the same cohorts taking both their own states test and the national NAEP (National Assessment of Progress) test.
Digging into the data, the FBI now reports there were over 80,000 more violent crimes in 2022 compared to the prior year. Among them were 1,699 murders, 7,780 rapes, 33,459 robberies, and 37,091 aggravated assaults. And their revision is not the only major Biden agency to be doing so: every month for the past year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor has revised downward the number of jobs created, more than 818,000 in total.
Now, today, more than ever before, we should all understand that “experience” can mean many different things. Especially when someone has and touts his or her “political experience”!
If the past few years have taught us anything, one thing it’s this, “do your homework”! Politicians and political activists have taken over! America has been
“Sliced-Up” into small, but important political divides, which has become increasingly destructive! By design.
Especially K-12. Why? Why Kids? Why is it so important to target our children? Because children are malleable. They can be exploited, abused and everyone should understand this. If we don’t get a grip on our education system and the “activist” exploiting our kids, America will become another
“Weimar Republic”!
“economic disaster in the Weimar Republic in 1922–23 that impoverished millions of German citizens and paved the way for the rise of the Nazi Party”
This attack on our education system, ultimately will usher in some form of “Nazism” or something worse! Parents “MUST” become involved with their children’s education, PERIOD!
This means understanding who’s who within your local education community. It’s so important today primarily because, our schools have been infiltrated at every level. There’s a “Fine-Line” between
“Experience and Honesty”!
When a candidate speaks good game, it doesn’t mean their intentions are good as well. This is how these “Marxist Activists” have infiltrated our education systems all the way to the current Presidency!
Efforts are being made to “employ” such experience and so called experts, into our education systems. This must stop! The only way to stop this, is to become involved with your local school system. Dig deep into the backgrounds of each candidates “Experiences” and hold their feet to the fire! If we don’t mark my words
“WE WILL LOSE AMERICA”!
Experience is a great way to “bamboozle” voters and gain power. Don’t allow yourself to be “bamboozled”! Do your homework and make an informed choice, this election may be our last. As cliché as that sounds, think about the past few years and ask yourself this, “Why has CRT, DEI, Boys becoming Girls” etc. being “Normalized? Why?
That is why product sellers target children. Food is the highest, next you target new moms. who don't bother to research the 40+ jabs given their children. You manufacture 'climate change' just as easily. And grandma's advice is ignored. I raised 3 boys. One is informed, the other is lazy and ill informed. Both raised the same despite 10 years difference in age. Yes, I'm down to 2, my second child only lived 33 days, my third was murders at 16 by a SOCIOPATH. That left the oldest and youngest. And my education on government/medical lies began.
It should be obvious that the hordes of uneducated illegal aliens that Biden/Harris have flooded this nation with are going to suppress academic achievement for decades and generations! The cost will also skyrocket as money is poured into fruitless remedial programs. Research the "Cloward Piven Strategy"!
This is a message for most of the school systems in the US and the rest of the world. I reside in Panama where emphasis is always on academics. I'l translate this message into Spanish and distribute it. BTW, English is a required subject in many Panamanian secondary schools.
John: TY!
I appreciate the passion of Michelle Morrow, and I can only hope she can find the best leaders for all the NC DPI sub-departments if she does win the job. Yes, there are passionate teachers everywhere in the nation, but nearly all of them have been crushed into following managerial rules and expectations, too many of which are not related to enhancements of knowledge for everyone. The NC DPI administration could change this but, for over thirty years, has been politically paralyzed from doing so. The PhD training of top administrators has ignored the fundamentals of what true “knowledge” is and on how to assess and compare the final “bell-shaped” test score density plots. Using “points” scores or “percentage correct” scores for individuals or cohorts and their differences from year to year is NOT the correct basis for establishing either knowledge or enhancement in knowledge. Every test has a different difficulty and tests that are fundamentally unchanged from year to year will always amount to an automatic “teaching to the test” outcome of plus a couple of points – which, for false reasons, makes all administrators happy. Teaching to the test with points as the objective also automatically enforces a narrow classroom exposure and a neglect of expanded knowledge. The national NCLB (No Child Left Behind) was a noble plan but was ruined by managerial chicanery in order to satisfy politicians. Its replacement never made it out of Congress because, once again, advice was refused.
There are many “good” tests that give differing “points,” but the knowledge in the brains of the students is not changed by the tests. A proper test evaluation should not change the evaluations of relative student or cohort knowledge. The infatuation with points also makes it impossible for the performances on new editions of the test to link smoothly with past trends. Yet it is possible, and essential to do so. Point differences are replaced by relative knowledge ratios. These ratios do not change if all tests, whether more difficult or less difficult, meet the standards of the definition for a “good” test. Here is one such metric, a powerful metric for measuring “gaps.” It is easily understandable, and it offers obvious goals for educational enhancement. The metric answers the question “What percentage of a specified (lagging) cohort has scores below the 50-percentile score of the control (leading) cohort?” The answer is sufficient for a lay person to understand, but the administrator can determine the actual ratio by which the control cohort is more knowledgeable. There are many equivalent metrics, all of which link over time, and which give the same results when comparisons are made with the same cohorts taking both their own states test and the national NAEP (National Assessment of Progress) test.
Dr. Lynch: TY for an interesting perspective!
Investigation: 9,000 soldiers were trained using materials calling pro-lifers ‘terrorists’
https://www.liveaction.org/news/9000-soldiers-trained-pro-lifers-terrorists/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF91x1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc0_lFtToyfeLqihMoUyh2CiFrHOLWjkSxukBNfp-KH1AR3cR9UDN9K6zA_aem_CT-UIzJarjg2g-1xpaFzlg
The U.S. Army responded to Congressional questioning, revealing over 9,000 soldiers were trained using slides calling pro-lifers terrorists.
Trump Vindicated After Crime Report Proves Debate Moderator Dead Wrong
https://truthpress.com/news/trump-vindicated-after-crime-report-proves-debate-moderator-dead-wrong/?utm_source=truthpress.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=trump-vindicated&_bhlid=eb5633c5f24a25313dba67e82407d7a0934fdabc
Digging into the data, the FBI now reports there were over 80,000 more violent crimes in 2022 compared to the prior year. Among them were 1,699 murders, 7,780 rapes, 33,459 robberies, and 37,091 aggravated assaults. And their revision is not the only major Biden agency to be doing so: every month for the past year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor has revised downward the number of jobs created, more than 818,000 in total.
Now, today, more than ever before, we should all understand that “experience” can mean many different things. Especially when someone has and touts his or her “political experience”!
If the past few years have taught us anything, one thing it’s this, “do your homework”! Politicians and political activists have taken over! America has been
“Sliced-Up” into small, but important political divides, which has become increasingly destructive! By design.
Especially K-12. Why? Why Kids? Why is it so important to target our children? Because children are malleable. They can be exploited, abused and everyone should understand this. If we don’t get a grip on our education system and the “activist” exploiting our kids, America will become another
“Weimar Republic”!
“economic disaster in the Weimar Republic in 1922–23 that impoverished millions of German citizens and paved the way for the rise of the Nazi Party”
This attack on our education system, ultimately will usher in some form of “Nazism” or something worse! Parents “MUST” become involved with their children’s education, PERIOD!
This means understanding who’s who within your local education community. It’s so important today primarily because, our schools have been infiltrated at every level. There’s a “Fine-Line” between
“Experience and Honesty”!
When a candidate speaks good game, it doesn’t mean their intentions are good as well. This is how these “Marxist Activists” have infiltrated our education systems all the way to the current Presidency!
Efforts are being made to “employ” such experience and so called experts, into our education systems. This must stop! The only way to stop this, is to become involved with your local school system. Dig deep into the backgrounds of each candidates “Experiences” and hold their feet to the fire! If we don’t mark my words
“WE WILL LOSE AMERICA”!
Experience is a great way to “bamboozle” voters and gain power. Don’t allow yourself to be “bamboozled”! Do your homework and make an informed choice, this election may be our last. As cliché as that sounds, think about the past few years and ask yourself this, “Why has CRT, DEI, Boys becoming Girls” etc. being “Normalized? Why?
May God Bless America and The Entire World!
AJR
That is why product sellers target children. Food is the highest, next you target new moms. who don't bother to research the 40+ jabs given their children. You manufacture 'climate change' just as easily. And grandma's advice is ignored. I raised 3 boys. One is informed, the other is lazy and ill informed. Both raised the same despite 10 years difference in age. Yes, I'm down to 2, my second child only lived 33 days, my third was murders at 16 by a SOCIOPATH. That left the oldest and youngest. And my education on government/medical lies began.
AJR: Yes there is a lot of deception going on — which is why being a Critical Thinker is more important than ever.
No doubt John, thank you for sharing this.
AJR
It should be obvious that the hordes of uneducated illegal aliens that Biden/Harris have flooded this nation with are going to suppress academic achievement for decades and generations! The cost will also skyrocket as money is poured into fruitless remedial programs. Research the "Cloward Piven Strategy"!
Tom: Yes, those are yet more societal liabilities for having open borders.