tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post7434977652931498409..comments2024-03-18T03:45:35.390-07:00Comments on Highered Intelligence: Predictability and EducationMichael E. Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099375303426465228noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-25384601631971485512016-01-04T00:34:29.572-08:002016-01-04T00:34:29.572-08:00Spot on with this write-up, I truly feel this web ...Spot on with this write-up, I truly feel this web site needs far more attention. I’ll probably be returning to see more, thanks for the information! Peter Hillhttp://aimsely.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-45066736487365006202014-10-07T18:42:47.787-07:002014-10-07T18:42:47.787-07:00I am really satisfied with the posting that you ha...I am really satisfied with the posting that you have given us its informative and valuable.<br />Keep sharing. Cheers!<br /><br />www.triciajoy.comrustyhttp://www.triciajoy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-57114353965001222992014-05-11T15:28:36.568-07:002014-05-11T15:28:36.568-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056359397782655391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-11004692127636881792014-05-11T15:27:10.147-07:002014-05-11T15:27:10.147-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056359397782655391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-2879636433078632062014-03-12T11:25:59.826-07:002014-03-12T11:25:59.826-07:00Kyla-
Well, I enjoyed your comment -- as I enjoy ...Kyla-<br /><br />Well, I enjoyed your comment -- as I enjoy all comments. But I find your characterization of what I actually wrote to be grossly unfair. (So I guess that makes us some sort of even.)<br /><br />* First, I never said that teachers aren't college graduates. This would be a stupid thing to say given that it's a near-universal requirement. I didn't say that teachers were "fair to middlin'" at *BECOMING* college graduates, but that they were fair to middlin' at *BEING* college graduates. I'm not sure how much clearer I could have been.<br /><br />* I never said that specific content knowledge was all that was required for teachers. As an educator myself, I'm fully aware of at least a few of the many skills that get employed in a classroom. Indeed, I have absolutely no idea why you would think I even entertained the notion. Perhaps you are having some sort of knee-jerk reaction and lumping me in with a particular brand of teacher-critics that you don't like?<br /><br />* I never said that teachers teach because they are not smart enough to anything else. In fact, I never said ANYTHING AT ALL about the intelligence of teachers. I made a generalization about the general level of academic engagement, rigor, and excellence that teachers as a class tend to experience in college, and the relationship that those levels have to one's being able to embody the ideal of a college graduate to a greater or lesser degree. <br /><br />This has nothing to do with intelligence: lots of super-smart students coast through college without ever coming close to "getting" what's going on, without understanding how all the pieces of the curriculum fit together, and without understanding the ideal towards which they are ostensibly striving.<br /><br />So please -- when you read my material, try to read what I've actually written, and try to avoid just hearing echoes of some other, familiar refrain you think you've heard before.Michael E. Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099375303426465228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-81069181597651564502014-03-10T08:07:52.705-07:002014-03-10T08:07:52.705-07:00I liked this piece but your characterization of hi...I liked this piece but your characterization of high school teachers is grossly unfair. They are "fair to middlin' at being college graduates"? What leads you to this conclusion? Teachers ARE college graduates and in some states they are required to have a Master's degree as well. Knowing the content of what you are teaching is only a fraction of what you need to know and do to be a good teacher. Please don't perpetuate the notion that teachers teach because they were not smart enough to do anything else. You'll gain nothing for future students if you fail to respect those responsible for their education. <br />kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09056359397782655391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-70688987908037470642014-03-09T08:32:24.952-07:002014-03-09T08:32:24.952-07:00As always, I am both happy to have you reading and...As always, I am both happy to have you reading and pleased to hear that you're enjoying what I have to say.<br /><br />-MLMichael E. Lopezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099375303426465228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594755.post-37970137173112010852014-03-08T10:27:46.247-08:002014-03-08T10:27:46.247-08:00This is wonderful. Sharing widely including with s...This is wonderful. Sharing widely including with school board members in my community.Rachel Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844728669493681943noreply@blogger.com