tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post5646982915369761734..comments2024-02-23T05:11:31.034-08:00Comments on Always Formative: Link DumpJason Buellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-6177318353334956472012-02-09T22:55:57.275-08:002012-02-09T22:55:57.275-08:00What you identify as the major oppressive obstacle...What you identify as the major oppressive obstacle in response to Joanne Jacobs' piece is what the pioneering Swiss psychoanalyst Alice Miller challenged as "poisonous pedagogy" -- the fact that, when push comes to shove, the grown-ups close ranks and side with the other grown-up(s), no matter how toxic (cf. The Drama of the Gifted Child and Thou Shalt Not Be Aware). The process of "educating" children thus becomes a giant cover-up and reinforcement of the toxic and destructive power structure that created so many problems in the first place.<br /><br />I see this dynamic at work every day in one form or another, because it is extremely hard to break free of from the inside. Adults taking the side of other adults regardless of whether or not this position is helpful is incredibly common in our culture.cheesemonkeysfhttp://cheesemonkeysf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-70939618992099768112012-02-05T23:15:05.321-08:002012-02-05T23:15:05.321-08:00@grace - I haven't seen anything wrt Praxis an...@grace - I haven't seen anything wrt Praxis and teaching ability. I've always assumed it was designed more to establish a minimum standard rather than be predictive in the same way that u pass the bar exam but a high score doesn't mean you're going to be a better lawyer. I don't know if this is applicable here but according to my lawyer family member, a high score on the bar doesn't mean jack but you'd likely red flag someone that took 5 tries to pass.Jason Buellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029995715142652159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-61878497286321768472012-02-05T07:22:54.511-08:002012-02-05T07:22:54.511-08:00congrats on the ascd publication! do you know if t...congrats on the ascd publication! do you know if there's any data to show that higher praxis scores actually have any correlation with being a better teacher? i'm not convinced there is, but i've only done preliminary investigating.gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629147659164801681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053151003977377665.post-64038875304157557142012-02-05T00:41:19.664-08:002012-02-05T00:41:19.664-08:00Oh my god, you're only 1/3 as tall as Dan Meye...Oh my god, you're only 1/3 as tall as Dan Meyer! No wonder you've got so few followers, they keep looking right over your head! (no, i don't need to look at that bar graph again, what are those numbers for?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com