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Response to "Drawing Lines in the Sand: Two" (CA: February 26, 2004)
Dennis wrote: “NCLB’s vision is radically different. It asserts that the key variable in schooling is outcomes not inputs.”
Actually, it’s primarily about inputs, including so-called “highly qualified” teacher and instructional aide requirements, so called “research-based” instructional design requirements (as if there were any credible research within the education academy), etc.
The Review of the PDK/Gallup Poll is right on (NJ: August 24, 2003)
Excellent analysis, David. PDK polls used to be trustworthy; things changed in the early 1990s, when long-used questions (that elicited uncomfortable answers) were dropped, and they started using exactly what you describe -- questions with false choices and questions set in a context of close to complete ignorance (so that respondents will likely do nothing but follow which words in the question sound good and which sound bad and get to the "correct" answer that way).
The Review of the PDK/Gallup Poll Misses the Mark (IN: August 25, 2003)
David A. DeSchryver's comments on the PDK/Gallup Poll were forwarded to me by someone who receives the Doyle Report regularly. I read them with interest. As director of the poll, I receive many comments, directly and indirectly, in the days following the release.
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