tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post8494329946272167425..comments2024-01-02T22:01:12.976+00:00Comments on Avedon's Sideshow: The only time I feel all right is by your sideAvedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-13112015746130688222018-07-24T09:38:30.662+01:002018-07-24T09:38:30.662+01:00I met the SoB back in the seventies, before he sto...I met the SoB back in the seventies, before he stole PCDOS and marketed himself to where he is today. Not a genius then, not a genius now.Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342911380840320087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-74739521681944780812018-07-21T22:53:40.709+01:002018-07-21T22:53:40.709+01:00Absolutely. It's infuriating that they though...Absolutely. It's infuriating that they thought they knew better.Avedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702100335744054401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598883894140893389.post-11903259683905230862018-07-21T17:27:15.344+01:002018-07-21T17:27:15.344+01:00On the Gates Foundation initiative -- rich people ...On the Gates Foundation initiative -- rich people are convinced that they deserve their riches because of merit. They're just smarter than everyone else. Therefore, their whole effort is to set up systems where they perceive smart people getting the most material success. And so: "The program devised a series of metrics to help evaluate, improve, and retain quality teachers — effectively reshaping how teachers are incentivized — in the hope that this would pay off for students."<br /><br />We've known for more than a hundred years that external incentives on any even mildly complex task are counterproductive. It's been shown both in studies and in real world applications. This was just one more effort that shows this. But Gates isn't giving up on his belief that incentives are key to good teaching: "'We'll no longer directly invest in teacher evaluation, but we'll continue to gather data on the impact of these systems and encourage the use of all of those tools that help teachers improve their practice,' Gates said." Yep, encourage the use of those tools, no matter what!nihil obstethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336022385130880362noreply@blogger.com