tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post5362747123250799909..comments2024-03-26T05:20:10.232-04:00Comments on Between the By-Road and the Main Road: Passion-Based Research in High School: Is This What It Means to be Career-College Ready?Mary Ann Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-17465451396180913882015-01-30T00:52:42.609-05:002015-01-30T00:52:42.609-05:00It's great that she was able to make high scho...It's great that she was able to make high school work by getting I to a dual enrollment program. Good for her!Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-15356367624690219002015-01-29T23:42:36.251-05:002015-01-29T23:42:36.251-05:00My youngest described an experience similar to you...My youngest described an experience similar to your son's. Her middle and high school years weren't too engaging. She graduates this May. She got into a dual enrollment program in her junior year and will complete a Certified Nurse Assistant program in March. Her plan is to study/work towards being a nurse practitioner. urbie delgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419315342508060372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-62201570468342639152015-01-18T11:06:31.923-05:002015-01-18T11:06:31.923-05:00Thanks Cathy. It does seem to be inconsistent that...Thanks Cathy. It does seem to be inconsistent that we measure learners in isolation on multiple choice/open ended tests that are closed worlds. Complexity is stripped. Seems like there are so many better ways.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899447029099688486.post-1406046564107018222015-01-18T08:55:53.543-05:002015-01-18T08:55:53.543-05:00Mary Ann,
I wish you were in charge of the world! ...Mary Ann,<br />I wish you were in charge of the world! Congratulations to your son for his hard work. I'm sure it will lead to new questions and more problems to solve.<br /><br />Yes to #V. I ask myself this all of the time. We're being asked to create a different kind of learner today, but assessing them using testing models of long ago. I am constantly asking do tests assess what Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.com