accountability

Dinner with a friend

Two neighbors go out to dinner together exclusively, a married woman with a married man. (They, of course, do nothing else but have dinner together.) This routine usually happens on a monthly basis....

should parents teach their children to be accountable for their own actions

i thought that was all part of parenting and teaching to be a decent,respectable human being.we all need to learn that.

Are YOU a potential rioter?

Ever since I watched the first riot I had ever seen, I was shocked and in total disbelief at how quickly that human beings...hmmm, how can I put this?.....well, they 'change'. Fortunately not all of...

Is it ethical to turn your brother or sister

in for a murder?

Pedophile allowed to work in kindergarten?

OK seriously the person responsible for this mix up should be severely punished!Breif run down: a convicted pedophile was given community service as a janitor at a German kindergarten school...

A Great Perspective on Accountability

For quite a while now, I’ve been planning to write a series on creating a culture of accountability. There’s a huge amount to say on the subject, and I think anyone in leadership can...

There's a Flag (or Several) on the Play

Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced a differentiated school accountability pilot program yesterday.  But Ed Week's David Hoff threw a flag, noting that the announcement was...

Edwizdom: "How long can you look at a test score?"

I don't know Jackie Bennett, who writes for our sister-blog Edwize, but I probably should.  Here's a lovely mix of elegance and eloquence:Now here is the problem with focusing on outputs:...

Value-Added Buzz Kill

Education types, at least those who live and work inside the beltway, have been buzzing about growth models for quite some time, and one type of growth model, value-added, has been especially...

So what does Mathews think about AYP?

 From Ed Daily, Jay Matthews on the value of the Newsweek high school rating system, the Challenge Index, which looks at the rate of participation in AP, IB and other college level test...