'What is your name?' 'Clint O'Dell.' 'IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOUR NAME IS!!!':
> They will have to work throughout the year to do well on the tests I
> propose. Also teachers will need to adopt some new motivational strategies
> to stay competitive. If students in one school are cramming it will show
> when compared with students who don't and get better scores. The teachers
> can look into the modivational and teaching strategies the more successful
> schools use.
> I was picturing yearly tests. There is a lot of material to cover in one
> year. It is very unlikely to have any cramming strategy that will make a
> difference on a test covering a years worth of material with fill in the
> blank, descriptive answer tests.
You clearly haven't seen students studying for AP Biology, physics, and others, which have multiple choice as well as hand-written essay sections. The cramming strategy I have described above is employed by many, many students; it was especially endemic in my high school which said "get a 5 on the AP, get an A in the course."
> With test answers being hand written, we will need a large staff to go
> through them and check the answers manualy, for the moment. In the future
> we should have AI programs that can do this for us.
Frankly, it's surprising me to see all these libertarians arguing for market failure. Sure, it's one thing to say that the gov't shouldn't mandate schooling, but that's really a distinct issue from saying that teachers shouldn't be giving out grades. The former simply falls out from libertarian theory; the latter is an argument that almost every private institution in the country is operating inefficiently, and has been for many, many years. This is an argument for market failure.
> On motivation and teaching strategies I like to see...
> I think there should be more ...
> Instead students should ...
> I recommend ...
So start your own private school, for crying out loud, or give your advice to the College Board or some presently existing school. If your theories are correct, your school will be excellent, you'll walk out with a gigantic pile of cash, and all will praise your genius.
-Dan
-unless you love someone-
-nothing else makes any sense-
e.e. cummings