Walt Gardner's Reality Check tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79 2018-02-16T12:32:04Z Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. Follow Walt Gardner on Twitter. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 Goodbye and Thanks tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74837 2018-02-16T12:31:00Z 2018-02-16T12:32:04Z Education in this country will be unrecognizable in the years ahead. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Education in this country will be unrecognizable in the years ahead. Fixation on Metrics Has Unintended Consequences tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74979 2018-02-14T12:45:00Z 2018-02-14T12:45:42Z Measurement is important, but it does not trump judgment. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Measurement is important, but it does not trump judgment. Performance Pay Won't Deliver What It Promises tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75217 2018-02-12T12:40:00Z 2018-02-12T12:41:03Z Pay for performance will do little to induce college graduates to opt for a career in the classroom. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Pay for performance will do little to induce college graduates to opt for a career in the classroom. School Safety Hypocrisy tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75201 2018-02-09T12:27:00Z 2018-02-09T12:27:20Z Embarrassment and humiliation caused by wanding are small prices to pay for student safety. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Embarrassment and humiliation caused by wanding are small prices to pay for student safety. Vouchers Are Still an Issue in Milwaukee tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75143 2018-02-07T12:14:00Z 2018-02-07T12:14:50Z So many years after vouchers began, we still can't agree on their benefits. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ So many years after vouchers began, we still can't agree on their benefits. Gifted Students Are Unnecessarily Sacrificed tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75006 2018-02-05T12:36:00Z 2018-02-05T12:37:01Z Only in the U.S. are gifted students treated so poorly. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Only in the U.S. are gifted students treated so poorly. Is Burnout Inevitable in Teaching? tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75138 2018-02-02T13:23:00Z 2018-02-02T13:24:02Z Burnout will become more pervasive in the years ahead as pressure mounts on teachers to produce ever-increasing outcomes. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Burnout will become more pervasive in the years ahead as pressure mounts on teachers to produce ever-increasing outcomes. Preschool Teachers Are Not Babysitters tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74941 2018-01-31T13:00:00Z 2018-01-31T13:00:55Z If we're serious about preschool, we have to treat teachers as professionals, rather than as babysitters. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ If we're serious about preschool, we have to treat teachers as professionals, rather than as babysitters. Smartphone Addiction in School tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74974 2018-01-29T13:11:00Z 2018-01-29T13:11:20Z Mobile devices are addictive, which distracts from learning. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Mobile devices are addictive, which distracts from learning. Guidance Counselors Deserve Recognition tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74904 2018-01-26T12:17:00Z 2018-01-26T12:17:32Z For some students, guidance counselors are the only adults who are successful in establishing a bond. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ For some students, guidance counselors are the only adults who are successful in establishing a bond. The Plight of Homeless Students tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74889 2018-01-24T11:55:00Z 2018-01-24T11:55:31Z The precarious situation of homeless students has direct implications for the accountability movement. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ The precarious situation of homeless students has direct implications for the accountability movement. Achievement Gap No Proof of Equal Protection Violation tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75039 2018-01-22T12:07:00Z 2018-01-22T12:07:33Z Disparate outcomes occur for many reasons over which schools have no control. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Disparate outcomes occur for many reasons over which schools have no control. Home Schooling Needs Better Oversight tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.75034 2018-01-19T12:26:00Z 2018-01-19T12:26:22Z Annual inspections of home schools are needed to determine that children are not being denied their right to a basic education. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ Annual inspections of home schools are needed to determine that children are not being denied their right to a basic education. Nude Classical Paintings Are Taboo tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74829 2018-01-17T12:26:00Z 2018-01-17T12:26:30Z If classical nude paintings are available in a school library, why are they not permitted in a school classroom? Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ If classical nude paintings are available in a school library, why are they not permitted in a school classroom? Private Schools Are Losing Students tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.74828 2018-01-15T12:24:00Z 2018-01-15T12:25:10Z The latest data show that not all parents have given up on traditional public schools. Walt Gardner http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/ The latest data show that not all parents have given up on traditional public schools.