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Le Taz Hot

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27. The "comments" section

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 01:06 AM

Aug 2012

will tell you all the things wrong with KIPP Academy and the "study."

Legitimate academic reviews are done by outside independent contractors which are meant to ensure fair evaluation. They require years of data-gathering in order to establish legitimate trends.

One last thing, take a look at the "About" page. I'm seeing a HUGE conflict of interest here.

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iPads in the classroom raise math scores 49% [View all] onehandle Aug 2012 OP

You don't need iPads to flip your classroom. Igel Aug 2012 #1

Helicopter Parents are texting them the answers in real time. FSogol Aug 2012 #2

bullshit HiPointDem Aug 2012 #3

Are you possibly a Luddite? (n/t) spin Aug 2012 #6

ahh, i see why you believe this report. the kind of person who thinks namecalling = critique HiPointDem Aug 2012 #8

It's not about changing the delivery media, it's about best use of "face time" Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #13

whatever it's about, it doesnt raise scores 50%. i don't care what their research says, i've HiPointDem Aug 2012 #23

I didn't mean that as an insult ... spin Aug 2012 #17

We need to move our educational system into the current century. .... spin Aug 2012 #4

I think a teacher from 1900 might be shocked Nevernose Aug 2012 #14

True but would a teacher from the 1970s be shocked? spin Aug 2012 #19

Absolutely, unequivocally, no way in hell (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2012 #5

The NASA Engineers That Put A Man On The Moon in 1969 Yavin4 Aug 2012 #7

Did they adjust for the edhopper Aug 2012 #9

Or maybe? loyalsister Aug 2012 #10

Maybe they are using the paperless voting machine software for grading. n/t 2on2u Aug 2012 #30

Those iPads sure are smart! cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #11

lol! Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #16

I suspect total bullshit Nevernose Aug 2012 #12

Things have changed a lot. ryan_cats Aug 2012 #15

Gee.. who would have ever thought that the ability to google the answer SoCalDem Aug 2012 #18

Observer's Paradox ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2012 #20

Hmm, sounds like a rigged study designed to replace teachers with machines MadHound Aug 2012 #21

If I'm reading that chart correctly ... surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #22

A moment of appreciation for Jobs flamingdem Aug 2012 #24

if they'd had a calculator in the 50's i'd been a genius spanone Aug 2012 #25

I don't see anything in that post suggesting there was a control group. LeftyMom Aug 2012 #26

The "comments" section Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #27

Yeah, they've got calculators on them. Marr Aug 2012 #28

I just love seeing commercial SPAM astroturfed as posts on this board. leveymg Aug 2012 #29