(inter)(national) (education)(news)
A mixture of news, photos, and links about education, education in national and international affairs, and international relations and policy, that I find interesting. Hope you enjoy :)
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U.S. News cares a lot about how much money a school raises and how much it spends: on faculty; on small classes; on facilities; and so on. It cares about how selective the admissions process is….So universities that once served populations that were different from the Harvard or Yale student body now go after the same elite high school students with the highest SAT scores. And schools know that, if they want to get a better ranking, they need to spend money like mad — even though they will have to increase tuition that is already backbreaking.
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Photo reblogged from in the cloud
Evaluation Overload: Why Teachers Need Training and Support, Too
Then he handed me a paper that I later learned was my evaluation form. All the boxes were marked “exceeds expectation.”
He looked at me. I looked back at him. I can hide a lot of emotions, but bewildered is hard to cover up.
“Sign your evaluation,” he said. “What are you waiting for? Am I missing something?”
Eight years would pass before I was observed through the district again. Through seeking out mentors and hard work, I became a decent teacher. I was never excellent. Still, every time, my evaluation had “exceeds expectation” checked on every box. I would sign and return it although no one had ever visited my class. In my 17 years of teaching, I was meaningfully evaluated just once.
photo via flickr:CC | inju
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Photo reblogged from The Atlantic
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SAT Reading Scores Are the Lowest They’ve Been in 40 Years
Coming in with an average SAT reading score of 496, 2012’s graduating seniors have the dubious distinction of having attained the worst reading score since 1972. (For those test-takers of a certain age and test-taking history, “reading” is actually that part we knew as “verbal.”)
Read more. [Image: Shutterstock]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mavi1kkgzG1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
SAT Reading Scores Are the Lowest They’ve Been in 40 Years
Coming in with an average SAT reading score of 496, 2012’s graduating seniors have the dubious distinction of having attained the worst reading score since 1972. (For those test-takers of a certain age and test-taking history, “reading” is actually that part we knew as “verbal.”)
Read more. [Image: Shutterstock]
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Link reblogged from Jackson's News Feed
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A top-scoring, low-income student is about as likely as a low-scoring, high-income student to complete college.
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This growing consumer class in Asia will expand a new segment of students who are willing to pay for a global educational experience while staying in their home country or region. I call this segment “glocals”– global aspirations with local experiences.
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Photo reblogged from Gruesome Galaxy
Things to consider:
Korea pays experiences teachers more and are first ranked in math and reading and third in science.
U.S. teachers are worked the most and paid the 5th worst. And where do U.S. students rank? 14th in reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math.
I’m not saying teacher pay is the only thing that affects low student ranking, but if U.S. teachers are the most worked shouldn’t the student rankings be higher?
