The whole idea of timing tests is a century old, from a scientist who thought speed and ability were tightly correlated, which they are not.
Education and the workforce: I think these two things go together in terms of human potential. - L. Todd Rose
Education and the workforce: I think these two things go together in terms of human potential.
- L. Todd Rose
We need to develop people rather than process them. - L. Todd Rose
We need to develop people rather than process them.
Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and wh… - L. Todd Rose
Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and wh…
It's fine to pretend that people are one-dimensional, like in body size; the problem comes when you forget that you are just pretending. - L. Todd Rose
It's fine to pretend that people are one-dimensional, like in body size; the problem comes when you forget that you are just pretending.
Our biggest project is actually more in the social sciences, where we are studying mastery - how people get good at things - only we do it from an in… - L. Todd Rose
Our biggest project is actually more in the social sciences, where we are studying mastery - how people get good at things - only we do it from an in…
I care deeply about opportunity and fairness, because I grew up really poor. - L. Todd Rose
I care deeply about opportunity and fairness, because I grew up really poor.
Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students. - L. Todd Rose
Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.
The whole idea of timing tests is a century old, from a scientist who thought speed and ability were tightly correlated, which they are not. - L. Todd Rose
Character is incredibly jagged, and incredibly contextualized, even to the point where I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it. - L. Todd Rose
Character is incredibly jagged, and incredibly contextualized, even to the point where I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it.
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