Tag: students

• Taking the ACT a quarter century after high school

  about 1 month ago

  Scott McLeod in Education Recoded

  [Warning: Long post ahead] Yesterday I took the ACT college entrance exam for the first time. At age 44. It all started with Ira Socol's blog post, which argued that if politicians think that the standardized tests they are espousing are so important, they had better be able to pass those ... Read More

• Connecticut superintendents propose a radically different approach to education

  3 months ago

  Scott McLeod in Education Recoded

  How do you transform factory era school systems so that they better serve the needs of an information age society? You don't do it by being timid. Unlike most school reformers floating 'tweak-the-status-quo' proposals these days (let's test kids more! let's get rid of a few teachers! let's make ... Read More

• High school students know that their learning isn't relevant

  5 months ago

  Scott McLeod in Education Recoded

  As was so aptly said just a few days ago: It is hard to make an argument that there are many desirable post-secondary educational or career scenarios for current high school students that will not require the use of computer technology on a daily basis. The kids have known this for quite some ... Read More

• Is this the best we can do for our kids?

  7 months ago

  Scott McLeod in Education Recoded

  Deron Durflinger, a high school principal in Van Meter, Iowa, says: We need a system that isn't based on doing well on NAEP and PISA, but in which students are able to actually develop a love for learning. Being able to adapt and learn more and newer skills is the world our students live in ... Read More