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And now teachers around the country are getting the graph above shoved under our puppy-dog noses like a soiled newspaper, while some high paid folks intone "Do this and our state scores will rise 45 percentile points."

Marzano is either stupid or disingenuous, and I doubt he's stupid. Making a case that a particular strategy will raise student scores 45 percentile points is like saying that a particular diet will add 45 years to your life. A lot of people will try the diet, and most will even be better for it. But very few are going to add many years to their lives.

So, yeah, "identifying differences and similarities" can improve student learning outcomes. But anyone who teaches kids already knows this. Really."]]> robertmarzano michaeldoyle 2011 education teaching learning slickness slick salesmanship snakeoilsalesmen https://pinboard.in/u:robertogreco/b:58e62cc1646d/ 2010-12-28T05:30:52+00:00 http://americancity.org/buzz/entry/1967/ robertogreco adamgreenfield richardflorida urban urbanism creativeclass socialsafetynet mobility education reeducation mindchanges shopclassassoulcraft crisis recession urbandecay urbanplanning socialprograms policy monorails snakeoilsalesmen alanbinder matthewcrawford thesimpsons mindchanging https://pinboard.in/u:robertogreco/b:8f1d9ae78086/