wk 2 reflections

The more I hear about data driven education and the effect of effective and ineffective teachers to student achievement the more I begin to wonder about the data, and how it's used. For some the data is only part of the student, there are environmental factors that effect the students learning or ability in the classroom. From those that want to learn and then those that don't care about school and plan to drop out. To others it's only the data that matters. It's sometimes confusing to me, but hopefully after awhile I'll understand. Thankfully I'm not a core class, not that it means I don't try my hardest to provide the best education for my students, for the ones that will continue in art and those who are simply there.