The guys on the Ticket (DFW's premier sports radio station) used to have an expression for a player who wasn't ready for game time situations that developed: "That guy needs to get his head right with ball."God, I'm bringing your word, your message, to your people this morning. Help me get my head right with … Continue reading Getting My Head Right With Ball
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Legalistic Christianity, Bill Gothard, and Sex Scandals
(I feel like this post needs an "Adult Content" warning. So: consider yourself warned.) One of the dangers of commenting on developing stories is that the details of the story may change, rendering your comments invalid. Such is the case with the Bill Gothard sex scandal. It appears that Mr Gothard has, over several decades, … Continue reading Legalistic Christianity, Bill Gothard, and Sex Scandals
On My Mother’s Death
My mother passed away Monday evening. Since then, I've received more expressions of sympathy, prayer, etc., than I can count. I'm humbled and grateful for everyone's concern and kind words.How do I feel? Well, I miss my mom. I was able to be with her for the majority of the last two weeks of her … Continue reading On My Mother’s Death
The Bell Curve Goes to College, Introduction & Ch 1
Murray's central thesis for the book: the main reason for differing educational achievement is not poverty, bad curriculum, etc.; the main reason for differing educational achievement is differing academic ability. INTRODUCTION Murray begins with an indictment of "educational romanticism." The educational system is living a lie. The lie is that every child can be anything … Continue reading The Bell Curve Goes to College, Introduction & Ch 1
THE BELL CURVE Goes to College: Charles Murray’s REAL EDUCATION, pt 1
1. Why Am I Blogging this Book?Over the break, I purchased Charles Murray's Real Education, along with several other higher-ed related books. I've read through RE once already, and will be blogging some of the chapters as I reread them.In case your memory is short (or wikipedia is unavailable), Charles Murray is a conservative social … Continue reading THE BELL CURVE Goes to College: Charles Murray’s REAL EDUCATION, pt 1
Sexual Desire, Sexuality, and Identity
One of McKnight's students reviews a book (which I have not yet read) that addresses some of the things I've been trying to say about sexuality and the center of the Christian's identity. The book is The End of Sexual Identity, by Jenell Williams Paris. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2011/11/16/the-end-of-sexual-identity/ Paris appears to articulate these things much more completely and … Continue reading Sexual Desire, Sexuality, and Identity
Biblical Texts re. Corporal Punishment as a Testcase for Hermeneutics
McKnight has an excellent discussion of William Webb's Corporal Punishment and the Bible at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2014/01/03/corporal-punishment-thoughts/. His summary, and the rather low-tech infographic, are worth a good bit of your time.
Top 10 Ways to Fail a Bible Paper
Required reading for Dallas Christian College students, I think.
Tom Loveless: Does the Common Core Matter?
The falsification of Common Core’s claims: “Test-score differences WITHIN states are about four to five times greater than differences in state means…. Districts & schools within the same state have been operating under common standards for several years and, in some states, for decades.”
In the spring of 2012, Brookings scholar Tom Loveless set off a firestorm when he wrote a study of the Common Core State Standards and concluded that they would make little or no difference in student achievement.
He did not pass judgment on the quality of the standards but on the question of how much standards matter.
He wrote:
“The finding is clear: The quality of state standards has not mattered. From 2003 to 2009, states with terrific standards raised their National Assessment of Educational Progress scores by roughly the same margin as states with awful ones.”
Does rigor matter? In fourth grade, he found, that was some evidence that raising cut points “is associated with increased achievement. But the effect is not large, and it is difficult to determine the direction of causality. At 8th grade, states with lenient cut points have made NAEP gains similar to those of…
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