tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post295486117044845411..comments2024-03-23T06:43:45.246+10:00Comments on 1735099: Collateral DamageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-85045679148523236012010-02-20T20:22:30.881+10:002010-02-20T20:22:30.881+10:00Back in the nineties there was an initiative in Qu...Back in the nineties there was an initiative in Queensland called “Leading Schools” that provided additional funds to schools that went entirely into self-management mode.<br />At the same time, research was commissioned at U of Q to prove that there was a connection between how the school was managed and how well students performed.<br />It proved nothing of the sort. <br />What the research showed conclusively a few years later was that the strongest predictor of student success was teacher effectiveness. “Leading Schools” was dropped.<br />Continue to monitor the teachers.1735099https://www.blogger.com/profile/17945140949290600423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203110337754630589.post-83836937350049417352010-02-20T19:27:26.446+10:002010-02-20T19:27:26.446+10:00I refuse to look at that website. To me, it is a &...I refuse to look at that website. To me, it is a "macro" view. I prefer to take the micro view as far as education is concerned. If there are 10 dud teachers at Junior's school, he will do well so long as he doesn't have any of them. The ranking of the school is largely irrelevant. What we have found is that it is the quality of the individual teacher that makes the difference for Junior. If they are on the ball, he does well. If they are slack and useless, so is he. I am putting all my energy this year into monitoring the "micro" things at his school to ensure that he achieves his best. And you know what - it's already making a big difference.Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com