tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post6183578173290886120..comments2023-11-02T06:31:47.797-04:00Comments on Alexandra Miletta: It’s All About the Bell Curve: Sheri Lederman’s Day in CourtAlexandra Milettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-76293754596666399332015-09-03T19:32:36.755-04:002015-09-03T19:32:36.755-04:00An update on Sheri's growth score which has ju...An update on Sheri's growth score which has jumped from 1 to 11, proving there is no rhyme or reason to VAM: http://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-teacher-suing-education-department-sees-more-swings-in-evaluation-1441309205Alexandra Milettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-23270915858507810062015-08-16T10:15:56.234-04:002015-08-16T10:15:56.234-04:00Reposted by Diane Ravitch! http://dianeravitch.net...Reposted by Diane Ravitch! http://dianeravitch.net/2015/08/16/peter-greene-and-alexandra-miletta-on-the-lederman-case/Alexandra Milettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-71503414186055471032015-08-15T10:54:04.434-04:002015-08-15T10:54:04.434-04:00Please read Carol Burris' account of the court...Please read Carol Burris' account of the court case posted today in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/08/15/controversial-teacher-evaluation-method-is-on-trial-literally-and-the-judge-is-not-amused/?tid=pm_pop_bAlexandra Milettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-87135720984193654932015-08-14T02:12:17.392-04:002015-08-14T02:12:17.392-04:00I'm not the praying kind, but I am praying for...I'm not the praying kind, but I am praying for this judge to have the wisdom and the courage to buck the establishment and act on what is right.ZenMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810650479343177989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-90068503885220761832015-08-14T00:53:44.933-04:002015-08-14T00:53:44.933-04:00We are all in Florida waiting to see the outcome. ...We are all in Florida waiting to see the outcome. VAM is worth 50% of the teacher 's evaluation. Our kids have EOCS starting in 5th grade to fairly evaluate every teacher. We are P.E EOC, Art EOC, Gifted EOC, String EOC, etc. Basically, every subject must be assessed to meet the VAM part of the evaluation. The judge gets it!!!!! Will be praying for the Lederman couple. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643125309720485401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-82735466048867058932015-08-14T00:53:02.487-04:002015-08-14T00:53:02.487-04:00We are all in Florida waiting to see the outcome. ...We are all in Florida waiting to see the outcome. VAM is worth 50% of the teacher 's evaluation. Our kids have EOCS starting in 5th grade to fairly evaluate every teacher. We are P.E EOC, Art EOC, Gifted EOC, String EOC, etc. Basically, every subject must be assessed to meet the VAM part of the evaluation. The judge gets it!!!!! Will be praying for the Lederman couple. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643125309720485401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-11411206673153165012015-08-13T16:21:05.894-04:002015-08-13T16:21:05.894-04:00Thank you Sue for your praise and enthusiasm! We a...Thank you Sue for your praise and enthusiasm! We are all in this together but things are finally looking up. Alexandra Milettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-9352878258684417032015-08-13T14:39:11.292-04:002015-08-13T14:39:11.292-04:00Your amazing post gave an exhilarating feeling of ...Your amazing post gave an exhilarating feeling of validation and vindication. This is the most wonderful thing to happen in a long time for the cause against corp. ed. reform. Thank you for explaining this complicated case so CLEARLY! I finally understood (after seeing the term used hundreds of times) what bell curve has to do with all of this. You're a beautiful, clear writer and communicator. Your friend is my hero!!!<br />Sue Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188747239999583011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-73480439823759913762015-08-13T12:44:45.994-04:002015-08-13T12:44:45.994-04:00Yes Danielle, I checked and you were right! I thin...Yes Danielle, I checked and you were right! I think the judge said 13 because that's what was in my notes. I corrected it above.Alexandra Milettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530499049125474646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-35218326007148665162015-08-13T11:04:51.693-04:002015-08-13T11:04:51.693-04:00Unfortunately, I fear that, regardless of the outc...Unfortunately, I fear that, regardless of the outcome of this particular case, the reformsters have done their jobs too well for this to ever be more than a temporary setback. <br /><br />Teachers have been successfully labeled as lazy and ineffective and their unions as "protecting failure" so deeply and so long that the public will find a way to see this the way they've been trained to--whining teachers wiggling out of accountability.Dave Eckstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521336850803352134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-26624150797677975842015-08-13T10:46:49.233-04:002015-08-13T10:46:49.233-04:00Lederman filed outstanding expert affidavits (evid...Lederman filed outstanding expert affidavits (evidence) in the case; the State didn't file a single one -- despite having access to an expert, Thomas Kane, only months earlier at an SED forum on... APPR. Please god let this judge have the courage to stop this madness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398371960366070236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-16517514302316584342015-08-13T09:37:44.795-04:002015-08-13T09:37:44.795-04:00Thank you for this explanation and this great blog...Thank you for this explanation and this great blog!turtlelearninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213278416862645698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-69300265978460962932015-08-13T09:10:37.304-04:002015-08-13T09:10:37.304-04:00Didn't her score go from 14 to 1, not 13 to 1?...Didn't her score go from 14 to 1, not 13 to 1? I agree 100000% to all of this and hopefully the judge is smart enough to see the ridiculousness the NYSED is imposing on all of us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525931979313089436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-861753314910436529.post-2729601280033267022015-08-13T01:02:57.041-04:002015-08-13T01:02:57.041-04:00Another great post, Andra. I am so hopeful that we...Another great post, Andra. I am so hopeful that we may see a change!<br />Liege MottaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318013389038677343noreply@blogger.com