tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post2226742663946184406..comments2023-12-24T05:39:44.753-06:00Comments on Mike Klonsky's Blog: "But she's not there..."Mike Klonskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-40064007353658155972010-08-31T15:31:18.069-05:002010-08-31T15:31:18.069-05:00The Vinicor story is still a good one, either way....The Vinicor story is still a good one, either way. Shouldn't the Times have informed parents Nancy was awarded a Fulbright? Doesn't her award, travel, and added prestige, add value to her as a teacher? Especially when even the authors claim that test scores aren't the totality. And if she is gone--out of the classroom--the following year, what are parents supposed to do with that data, ie. her name, picture, and test score ranking published in the Times? How will publishing them improve the choices they make for their children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-88015305302184702552010-08-31T12:39:52.245-05:002010-08-31T12:39:52.245-05:00Yes, good question Aaron. It is a bit confusing. I...Yes, good question Aaron. It is a bit confusing. If she was away for the year she was ranked in Times story, it makes the entire study bogus. If she was away 2008-2009, the study is only irrelevant, since parents and students couldn't select Nancy as their teacher. Plus, her "average" rating seems to badly conflict with her other high evaluations. I have contacted her to ask for more details and will try and follow up.Mike Klonskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017021676773731024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133521035538248322.post-2349837435664920072010-08-31T11:11:54.419-05:002010-08-31T11:11:54.419-05:00Mike, this is an excellent point, and I will be po...Mike, this is an excellent point, and I will be posting about it on my Hechinger blog, eyeoned.org. The one ambiguity about Ms. Vinicor is which year she was away. Writing in August, 2010, "this past year" sounds like the 2009-10 school year, and the data only go through the 2008-09 year, when she was teaching at Clover Ave.Aaron Pallasnoreply@blogger.com