Fighting the predictability in my head
As a teacher, it’s important to see patterns in academic behavior so that I can support students who are struggling. But today I made a big mistake. I as...
Tag: predictability
Who didn’t turn in their essay? I can guess.
Yesterday, my advisees turned in their post-graduation plans, one piece of their senior portfolio. They’d worked on these essays with another teacher for...
An experiment on the predictability of achievement
I’ve written before about the predictability of student achievement. The achievement gap is big and sinister, and the reason I’m a teacher is to me...