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> In fourth grade, only 36% of students are proficient in math. By eighth grade, that number drops to 26%. Followed by: > As we come to the end of our first f
by 1024core 2y ago
> In fourth grade, only 36% of students are proficient in math. By eighth grade, that number drops to 26%.
Followed by:
> As we come to the end of our first full pilot school year,
Did they not monitor students' performance? Do they not have concrete numbers like the ones quoted in the first paragraph? What better way to demonstrate effectiveness than to evaluate students and see how much improvement they made?
- dougb5 2y agoIt's disappointing. A year is enough time for them to have collected some real data on whether this has made kids worse or better at math or moved the needle at all. If they don't have this data yet, why are they blasting into the second year, and also promoting that we use the system in other subjects too? I'm hoping they have some data and just haven't published it yet, which is plausible given how slow the process is...