Reflecting on THON 2014
This week I am taking a break from writing about Education reform and taking the time to reflect on my experience this past weekend as a dancer at THON 2014. Let me start of by saying that experiencing...
View ArticleMeasuring student progress
If one were to judge my high school education solely based on my SAT score he or she might think that it was quite average because my score was quite average. However, I don’t think an SAT score is...
View ArticleService to the Nation
This week I would like to do a short reflection on the PLA spring break trip to Washington D.C. When I first found out that we would be going to D.C. I wasn’t super pumped about it because I did not...
View ArticleGoals of Primary and Secondary Education
“ED’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.” Let’s unpack this statement because it is...
View ArticleWhat exactly is privacy?
Yesterday I had the fortune to attend a discussion about Privacy post 9/11. We started our time together by watching a segment of the PBS publication Frontline called “Are We Safer?” which was a short...
View ArticleProgress Report
As we come to the end of this week, I realize just how little time is left in this semester which means how little time we have to finish our policy papers and presentations. So I guess it is time for...
View ArticleDraft: Authentic assessment
Here is a short draft of what I have been working on this week: Authentic Assessment As previously mentioned, standardized tests have many limitations and thus cannot be used as the sole form of...
View ArticlePolicy presentation dry-run
This week each group did their presentation on the policy that they have been working on all semester. Everyone did very well, although it was certainly a struggle to stay within the 10-minute limit....
View ArticleSemester Reflection
It is difficult to believe that today is the last day of spring semester 2014. Admittedly this has felt like the longest semester out of the four that I have now spent here. This is probably due to the...
View ArticleCan ‘non expert’ citizens still participate in our democracy?
In class last Thursday my classmates and I had an interesting discussion on how our society is increasingly dependent on ‘expert’ knowledge. The society in which we live is increasingly more complex...
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