The Incentive Follies
I’ve written a lot about the importance of intrinsic motivation (see The Best Posts & Articles On “Motivating” Students plus my three books on the subject). I’ve also regularly posted about Roland Fryer’s...
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This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles, Posts & Videos On Education Policy In 2014 – Part Two): Teachers Must Look In The Mirror is a...
Read MoreU.S. Dept. Of Ed Announces Not One, Not Two, But Three Studies Show NY Performance Pay Generally Makes Things Worse
Three strikes, yer out! The Institute Of Education Sciences has announced that out of three approved studies of a New York performance pay program, one showed across the board negative effects on student achievement; another...
Read MoreNew Study On Cash Rewards For Students Tries Really, Really, Really Hard To Make It Look Good
Researcher Roland Fryer has been trying to prove for years — unsuccessfully — that cash incentives will result in higher student academic achievement. You can see my previous blog posts all his failures to show that...
Read MoreThis Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy
photo credit: Milosh Kosanovich precisiondigitalpics.com via photopin cc Here are several relatively recent good posts and articles on educational policy issues: California Districts Get NCLB Waiver Despite Union Objections is a...
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