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is mastery a new word that's come up in education? i can't help but (red) flag that word in the context of teaching children these days, maybe before the wrong
by dmead 6y ago
is mastery a new word that's come up in education? i can't help but (red) flag that word in the context of teaching children these days, maybe before the wrong people have said it.
- ornornor 6y agoWhat? Why?
- dmead 6y agoI was right. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_learning#General_concerns_and_opinions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastery_learning#General_conce... The only person I've heard say "mastery" are Betsy devos (when she was getting grilled by warren at her senate confirmation) and some religious conservatives i know that homeschool their children. My general impression is that it's a marketing gimmick by carter schools that want to show they're somehow innovating in education. This is probably all horse shit as the longer term outcomes in devos type schools are really bad (see: michigan). anyway, it's a flag. probably a big red one. I doubt it's taken seriously by regular school teachers whos models come from Columbia university.
- throwaway5792 6y agoSo what's wrong with it?
- kzzzznot 6y agoFirst I’ve heard of this, just copied a section from the linked Wikipedia page: > The Chicago Mastery Learning Reading program was criticized for a focus on testing. A concern is that children were taught to pass tests without a focus on enduring skills. The duration of the retention of skills was questioned.