tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9725220.post1292868479890289104..comments2023-11-05T05:39:14.998-05:00Comments on Going to the Mat: The Long Term Effects of PaternalismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01352443552682708733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9725220.post-14428885109457298302008-08-28T22:55:00.000-04:002008-08-28T22:55:00.000-04:00Micromanagement still seems like an apt descriptio...Micromanagement still seems like an apt description to me. And that's meant as a judgment-free observation. I hope students leave these schools with better habits and higher expectations for those around them, but I'd like to know for sure before I decide that replicating these schools is the answer.Corey Bunje Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9725220.post-45141759442146765672008-08-28T19:38:00.000-04:002008-08-28T19:38:00.000-04:00I take your point. On the other hand, the statisti...I take your point. On the other hand, the statistical regression toward the mean effect seemed to apply school studies, for whatever reasons. That effect confounds many well meaning large scale learning studies. <BR/><BR/>Engelmann and Becker found that students adapt to their new, lower expectations in school, rather than continue their superior learning rates during focused instruction. (Check out their Project Follow Through final report that resulted from studying for 3 years the progress of 1M+ students in their direct instruction program. This is probably the largest single controlled experimental education (really schooling) study. BobThe Tablet PC In Education Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945735507146903310noreply@blogger.com