[MOSAIC] critical concern

[Renee]

You gotta love that Einstein guy. :-)

Renee

On May 7, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Beverlee Paul wrote:

> Not everything that can be measured is important, and not everything  
> important can be measured.
>
>> From: phoenixone at sbcglobal.net> Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 07:19:17 -0700>  
>> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] critical  
>> concern> > Ann,> > The powers that be are not interested in high  
>> level thinking. High > level thinking turns people into rebels. They  
>> are mostly interested in > high test scores, which can only be gained  
>> through correct responses to > literal questions with one right  
>> answer.> > Renee> > On May 7, 2008, at 3:18 AM, Ann wrote:> > > I  
>> received this following announcement from the Michigan Dept of Ed. >  
>> > yesterday. Interesting that they are dropping cross text > >  
>> reading/responding in favor of the more literal questions to respond  
>> > > to in short answer format. I'm still not sure how they think this  
>> > > will promote high level thinking after reading and responding.> >  
>> Ann> > skibaa at chartermi.net"> > > Nothing in all the world is more  
>> dangerous than sincere ignorance and > conscientious stupidity. "> ~  
>> Martin Luther King, Jr.> > >  
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" What was once educationally significant, but difficult to measure,  
has been replaced by what is insignificant and easy to measure. So now  
we test how well we have taught what we do not value."
— Art Costa, emeritus professor, California State University