Walt Gardner's Reality Checktag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//792018-02-16T12:32:04ZWalt 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 5.2.7Goodbye and Thankstag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.748372018-02-16T12:31:00Z2018-02-16T12:32:04ZEducation in this country will be unrecognizable in the years ahead.Walt Gardnerhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/
Education in this country will be unrecognizable in the years ahead.
Fixation on Metrics Has Unintended Consequencestag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.749792018-02-14T12:45:00Z2018-02-14T12:45:42ZMeasurement is important, but it does not trump judgment.Walt Gardnerhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/
Measurement is important, but it does not trump judgment.
Performance Pay Won't Deliver What It Promisestag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.752172018-02-12T12:40:00Z2018-02-12T12:41:03ZPay for performance will do little to induce college graduates to opt for a career in the classroom.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Hypocrisytag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.752012018-02-09T12:27:00Z2018-02-09T12:27:20ZEmbarrassment and humiliation caused by wanding are small prices to pay for student safety.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Milwaukeetag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.751432018-02-07T12:14:00Z2018-02-07T12:14:50ZSo many years after vouchers began, we still can't agree on their benefits.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Sacrificedtag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.750062018-02-05T12:36:00Z2018-02-05T12:37:01ZOnly in the U.S. are gifted students treated so poorly.Walt Gardnerhttp://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//79.751382018-02-02T13:23:00Z2018-02-02T13:24:02ZBurnout will become more pervasive in the years ahead as pressure mounts on teachers to produce ever-increasing outcomes.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Babysitterstag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.749412018-01-31T13:00:00Z2018-01-31T13:00:55ZIf we're serious about preschool, we have to treat teachers as professionals, rather than as babysitters.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Schooltag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.749742018-01-29T13:11:00Z2018-01-29T13:11:20ZMobile devices are addictive, which distracts from learning.Walt Gardnerhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/
Mobile devices are addictive, which distracts from learning.
Guidance Counselors Deserve Recognitiontag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.749042018-01-26T12:17:00Z2018-01-26T12:17:32ZFor some students, guidance counselors are the only adults who are successful in establishing a bond.Walt Gardnerhttp://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//79.748892018-01-24T11:55:00Z2018-01-24T11:55:31ZThe precarious situation of homeless students has direct implications for the accountability movement.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Violationtag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.750392018-01-22T12:07:00Z2018-01-22T12:07:33ZDisparate outcomes occur for many reasons over which schools have no control.Walt Gardnerhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/
Disparate outcomes occur for many reasons over which schools have no control.
Home Schooling Needs Better Oversighttag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.750342018-01-19T12:26:00Z2018-01-19T12:26:22ZAnnual inspections of home schools are needed to determine that children are not being denied their right to a basic education.Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Tabootag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.748292018-01-17T12:26:00Z2018-01-17T12:26:30ZIf classical nude paintings are available in a school library, why are they not permitted in a school classroom?Walt Gardnerhttp://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 Studentstag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check//79.748282018-01-15T12:24:00Z2018-01-15T12:25:10ZThe latest data show that not all parents have given up on traditional public schools.Walt Gardnerhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/
The latest data show that not all parents have given up on traditional public schools.