tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915655231179416593.post3133011898592622918..comments2023-03-16T01:48:54.705-06:00Comments on blogkhead: Internal Accountability and the Results ParadoxZack Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14081110560172261887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915655231179416593.post-51794686098086767712009-03-09T00:43:00.000-06:002009-03-09T00:43:00.000-06:00carnett,I agree that there are many individual stu...carnett,<BR/><BR/>I agree that there are many individual students that our current proficiency based assessment system misses. After reflecting about your comment and reading the chapter on the dilemmas of grading in Douglas Reeves' book "The Learning Leader", I have written a new post at:<BR/>http://blogkhead.blogspot.com/2009/03/proficiency-based-grading-less.htmlZack Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081110560172261887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8915655231179416593.post-36921715853365127942009-02-21T18:37:00.000-07:002009-02-21T18:37:00.000-07:00We are missing the individual child who may or may...We are missing the individual child who may or may not fit in the box we have created. We need to find success by taking each child to his or her potential. That should be our goal even if it takes us out of the designated grade level definition. We are working way too hard at proficiency and often don't leave time for excellence! (We also need to be mindful of the child who has a gift that is not easily tested and therefore not included in standardized testing!)carnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974552878612857575noreply@blogger.com