chris tienken

The Current School Reform Landscape
Published on Jan 29, 2013
spot on..

the video below goes more into detail – and it’s a few months fresher.. if either of those are your thing.. i listed time tabs for different topics..
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Don’t Drink The Common Core Kool Aid
Published on Sep 24, 2013
Christopher Tienken, Ed.D is an assistant professor of Education Administration at Seton Hall University. Dr. Tienken confirms what many believe that Common Core lacks the appropriate scientific evidence for its very existence.–West Harrison, NY. September 21, 2013.
p. 477 – tests can’t do this..
7:30 p. 427 – 33% of questions on timms are algebra/functions.. but kids don’t get them yet. so it says beware
9 min – hardly a crisis
i’ve looked at all the rankings since 1964.. there is not clear cut relationship
the ed system needs the economy, more than the economy needs the ed system
10:40 – we actually have high rates of graduation
12 min – you hear a lot about common core because we need more bachelors degrees.. but do we?
13:20 – creativity.. peace..
14:06 – reports say we’re behind.. yet we lead in ie: science:

14:30 on patents
15:30 – leading the world in scientific papers
16 – entrepreneurial aspirations
17:45 – so my only response – where are we lagging.. only place we are lagging, dept of ed
18:35 – reports talk around the standards..
19 – mobility
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