Category Archives: Education

high-stakes testing hurts

Posted on July 30, 2015 by bakrawiec

It had been quite a six months for our son. His paternal grandfather had died twelve days before his ninth birthday in December; his maternal grandfather was hospitalized with misdiagnosed strokes in January; his father was diagnosed in February with … Continue reading →

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testing tunnel vision

Posted on July 29, 2015 by bakrawiec

Surprised to see the head high school guidance counselor walk into my classroom on a particular February morning, I was immediately puffed up when he explained the reason for his arrival, delivering, in hushed tones, a confidential message. A young … Continue reading →

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tests and measurements–what’s valid?

Posted on July 28, 2015 by bakrawiec

No apologies. Certified psychology teacher that I am, this post, nevertheless, does not pretend to use “invalid” in its psychometric sense. No concern here with validity or reliability of test measurements, either. No. This post makes an argument about the … Continue reading →

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…”can never tell”…

Posted on July 27, 2015 by bakrawiec

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. From the first moments of my teaching career, I was challenged and affirmed by those words of Henry Adams’ spoken to me by my undergraduate methods professor in … Continue reading →

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generativity self-check à la Erikson

Posted on July 26, 2015 by bakrawiec

In pursuit of psychology teaching certification, I was introduced to the idea of “generativity” from reading the work of noted psychologist Erik Erikson, whose generativity stage is contained within his theory of psychosocial development. According to Erikson, one way of … Continue reading →

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