http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/01/hooray-mike-miles-and-harrison-taking-bold-step-on-merit-pay-reform/ Keeping an eye on Colorado laws, policies, and other developments that affect parents’ educational choices Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/01/hooray-mike-miles-and-harrison-taking-bold-step-on-merit-pay-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6745 Ed is Watching » iVoices: Superintendent Mike Miles on Real Teacher Performance Pay in Harrison Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:31:52 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=433#comment-6745 [...] clearly, as far as the extent of innovation goes, Denver has nothing on El Paso County’s Harrison School District. To get a strong sense of why this is, I recommend you click the play button below (or follow this [...] [...] clearly, as far as the extent of innovation goes, Denver has nothing on El Paso County’s Harrison School District. To get a strong sense of why this is, I recommend you click the play button below (or follow this [...]

]]> http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/01/hooray-mike-miles-and-harrison-taking-bold-step-on-merit-pay-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6645 Ben Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:31:51 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=433#comment-6645 If you're an anonymous Harrison teacher who believes poor students benefit more from vague "critical thinking" skills than from any academic skills that can be measured on tests, I guess your comment makes sense. Students have to obtain knowledge before they can apply it. And unless you're afraid of losing your job by commenting on our humble blog, it would help to know more of where you sit. Otherwise, all measures I see indicate this is a tremendously positive step being taken by Miles and the Harrison School District. Of course, the proof will be in the pudding. If you’re an anonymous Harrison teacher who believes poor students benefit more from vague “critical thinking” skills than from any academic skills that can be measured on tests, I guess your comment makes sense. Students have to obtain knowledge before they can apply it. And unless you’re afraid of losing your job by commenting on our humble blog, it would help to know more of where you sit. Otherwise, all measures I see indicate this is a tremendously positive step being taken by Miles and the Harrison School District. Of course, the proof will be in the pudding.

]]> http://www.ediswatching.org/2010/01/hooray-mike-miles-and-harrison-taking-bold-step-on-merit-pay-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-6611 Doesn't Matter Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:27:25 +0000 http://www.ediswatching.org/?p=433#comment-6611 The extreme bias of this article is disheartening. This man is not a hero. He runs his district through fear and intimidation, as evidenced by the teachers in his district being too afraid to voice their concerns for fear of losing their jobs. The students in this district are suffering as well. Miles places such an emphasis on test scores that teachers are left with no option but to "teach to the test". His district may show an increase in test scores, but I am certain that if the children were asked to actually apply any of the "knowledge" they were to have gained, they would be found lacking. I am sad for every American if this is the future of education. The extreme bias of this article is disheartening. This man is not a hero. He runs his district through fear and intimidation, as evidenced by the teachers in his district being too afraid to voice their concerns for fear of losing their jobs. The students in this district are suffering as well. Miles places such an emphasis on test scores that teachers are left with no option but to “teach to the test”. His district may show an increase in test scores, but I am certain that if the children were asked to actually apply any of the “knowledge” they were to have gained, they would be found lacking. I am sad for every American if this is the future of education.

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