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Robert J. Samuelson - School reform's meager results - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • few subjects inspire more intellectual dishonesty and political puffery than "school reform." Since the 1960s, waves of "reform" haven't produced meaningful achievement gains.
  • no one has yet discovered transformative changes in curriculum or pedagogy, especially for inner-city schools, that are (in business lingo) "scalable" -- easily transferable to other schools, where they would predictably produce achievement gains.
  • The larger cause of failure is almost unmentionable: shrunken student motivation. Students, after all, have to do the work. If they aren't motivated, even capable teachers may fail.
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  • Motivation is weak because more students (of all races and economic classes, let it be added) don't like school, don't work hard and don't do well.
  • Against these realities, school "reform" rhetoric is blissfully evasive. It is often an exercise in extravagant expectations.
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10
     
    "few subjects inspire more intellectual dishonesty and political puffery than "school reform. Since the 1960s, waves of "reform" haven't produced meaningful achievement gains."
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 15 Sep 10
     
    Intersting to read about what many school reviews try to skip around.
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Google Chrome Enterprise Deployment - Obtaining the MSI | Systems Administration - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 28 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 28 Feb 11
     
    "I've decided to begin a test Google Chrome deployment for all users at the company where I'm currently employed. My main motivations are security and overall user browsing experience. Employees are not administrators on their machines and the only browser that is currently offered is Internet Explorer. When I found out that Google have released policy templates that can be deployed through group policy for the Chrome browser and that there is now a Google Chrome enterprise msi available I began to do some testing. "
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 28 Feb 11
     
    How to deploy Google Chrome on an enterprise deployment, of interest to schools wishing to access things like GoogleBody
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A Principal's Reflections: More iPad Apps - 1 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10 - Cached
  • The key for me is that I want this device to be a valuable tool in collecting data, staying in touch with my administrative team, unrestricted real-time access to my PLN, and as a form of motivation for my teachers to take more risks with technology to engage students in the learning process. 
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10
     
    "In my last post I wrote about some iPad apps that I thought were must adds for administrators and educators alike. Since then I have received some great suggestions from my PLN and had the chance to check out other apps that I have found a use for as a High School Principal. "
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 10 Nov 10
     
    Similar apps to what I am using. Interesting blog to follow.
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