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Spooky stuff that helps explain a lot of the dysfunction flowing out from Microsoft.

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[-] carey@awful.systems 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My wife, as a teacher and educational psychologist, is honestly shocked that Growth Mindset's bullshit has moved out of education and into business; it's been responsible for removing classes that are streamed by ability and replacing them with things like tormenting low-achieving students by telling them they can achieve if they just try harder, and torturing high-achieving students by making them into unpaid teacher aids instead of extending them.

You, gentle reader, may be more shocked and angry at her news that some schools are adopting Agile, where they spend several hours every two weeks in retrospectives and planning what they'll teach for the following two week sprint, with no long term plan for the children.

Edit: “Here’s four links, have at them.”

[-] slopjockey@awful.systems 8 points 1 month ago

Is there a solution for helping the low-achieving kids?

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 18 points 1 month ago

You mean does a solution exist? Yes. Experienced teachers with the right resources and support structures can reach kids where they are and help struggling students make great strides.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe, but it involves paying more for teachers.

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