tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post5999177158083026152..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: pushy parents and the real worldCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-28044309137945982082008-06-15T22:22:00.000-07:002008-06-15T22:22:00.000-07:00--The thesis of the book is that education is the ...--The thesis of the book is that education is the engine. I haven't finished reading, but I assume that the explanation for rising within-group inequality is going to be rising within-group inequality in education.<BR/><BR/><BR/>do they address K-12 separately from college? Because I'd like to see data on both, separately. Do the k-12ers from the same places that end up at top tier law schools and colleges statistically outperform the lower tiers, e.g.? Or do the differences in k-12 make so much difference that college just mirrors that?<BR/><BR/>Can a superb college make up for an inferior k-12, if you somehow could get in and stay in?<BR/><BR/>Does a superb k-12 matter if you don't use it to go to a superb college?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-37375256547314666422008-06-12T16:54:00.000-07:002008-06-12T16:54:00.000-07:00I'm afraid to look.I'm afraid to look.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-4387139810205570812008-06-12T11:18:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:18:00.000-07:00"Which is the best our schools of education have t..."Which is the best our schools of education have to offer these days."<BR/><BR/>"BUILDING TEACHERS helps future teachers create their own understanding of education."<BR/><BR/>They get to decide, not you. Now go read Brett's link.<BR/><BR/>It's really, really scary.SteveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956560674752399562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-4644824367294035832008-06-12T11:12:00.000-07:002008-06-12T11:12:00.000-07:00"Some have gained, relatively, but far more have l..."Some have gained, relatively, but far more have lost, at times in absolute terms. Widening inequality has been pervasive as well as rapid."<BR/><BR/>So, in other words, students haven't been brought up to college level; college has been brought down to their level. SAT's have been recentered and everyone is happy. Sort of.SteveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956560674752399562noreply@blogger.com