Anonymous submits posts frequently on this and other websites as well as blogs. I usually reject them. Some submissions remain on file. Here’s a sample of thoughtful comments Anonymous submitted. I wonder who’re so afraid to identify themselves, so that others may know who justly receives credit for these thoughts. Here’s a sample of comments worthy of author identification:
Original post: Achieve, Inc. found that 55 percent of college instructors were dissatisfied with their students’ abilities to apply what they learn to problem solving. Anonymous said, It is amazing that 55% of professors are unhappy with students’ ability to problem solve. Editor: 55% seems within the expected range of dissatisfaction, given a normal distribution of opinions. Students’ expectations that they know how to solve problems seems less than adequate.
Original post: There’s more to the story about people said to have severe disabilities learning to express themselves more fully in words. Over a decade ago, Dr. Douglas Biklin at the Facilitated Communication Institute of Syracuse University, introduced procedures he calls Facilitated Communication for working with people with autism and some other communication disabilities. Anonymous said, For further understanding of the process of facilitated communication, check out the following links. http://ezinearticles.com/?Autism—Matching-Vibration,-and-Entrainment-of-Brain-Wave-Frequency&id=562627 It is important to be an open minded or the material will probably not resonate with you. Editor: Every teacher should learn how to use this strategy, whether or not you agree with philosophy. I’ve seen it work, know Doug, and have confidence in the results, however they occur.
Original post: … the NCLB commission saw its charge as drafting a set of technocratic proposals that Congress could approve swiftly. The future the commission depicts gives Washington yet more power over the nation’s schools; its summary recommendations use the word “require” (often followed by the word “states”) at least 35 times. By contrast, we found just half a dozen “allows” or “permits.” Anonymous said, How are we as parents supposed to trust the educational system? When teachers are fixing tests to make their students pass exams due to the “No Child Left Behind” mandate. This is ridiculous. Editor: This comment reflects an ongoing skepticism about schooling, based in part on fundamental misunderstandings about learning.
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