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Walt Gardner's Reality Check

Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. This blog is no longer being updated.

Education Opinion Performance-Based Assessment Debate
Student portfolios are prone to subjective evaluation but so are movies.
Walt Gardner, June 6, 2014
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Education Opinion Teacher Absenteeism Is Predictable
It is impossible for teachers to put on a command performance repeatedly each day for days on end.
Walt Gardner, June 4, 2014
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Education Opinion Don't Squander Genius
Only in the U.S. is differentiation anathema in education.
Walt Gardner, June 2, 2014
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Education Opinion KIPP's Character Education
Ethics are caught, rather than taught.
Walt Gardner, May 30, 2014
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Education Opinion Goodbye to Tenure
How do we know who the good teachers are?
Walt Gardner, May 28, 2014
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Education Opinion The Case for 'Useless' Degrees
While training and education sometimes overlap, there is a distinct difference between the two that is lost in the debate over the worth of a college degree.
Walt Gardner, May 26, 2014
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Education Opinion The Charter School-Hedge Fund Romance
Right now charter schools are educational stars, but they play by a different set of rules than traditional public schools..
Walt Gardner, May 23, 2014
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Education Opinion New Science Standards Face Uphill Battle
Teachers who are certified in science have knowledge that politicians do not.
Walt Gardner, May 21, 2014
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Education Opinion Are Segregated Schools a Relic?
Educational quality suffers in segregated schools, whether charter or traditional.
Walt Gardner, May 19, 2014
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Education Opinion The Newark School Reform Fiasco
Philanthropists can't possibly grasp the enormity of the educational problems they are trying to solve.
Walt Gardner, May 16, 2014
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Education Opinion Teacher Jail
The policy in the Los Angeles Unified School District of not charging teachers, but simply informing them that they are under investigation, has created a climate of fear that totally destroys morale.
Walt Gardner, May 14, 2014
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Education Opinion New Catholic School Teacher Contract
Can a real education be provided to students when teachers are contractually forbidden from addressing certain real-life issues?
Walt Gardner, May 12, 2014
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Education Opinion NAEP and The Concord Review
There is room for both democratization and differentiation in our schools, but so far most resources are earmarked for the former.
Walt Gardner, May 9, 2014
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Education Opinion Performance-Pay Innovation
The challenge is to identify who the best teachers are in a fair and transparent manner and pay them more.
Walt Gardner, May 7, 2014
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