tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11165825.post6077225595982832773..comments2023-10-07T04:16:33.819-07:00Comments on Educational Justice: Achievement Gap Summit: limitsKathy Emeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04038518567566419311noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11165825.post-82114925533277031302007-11-23T08:56:00.000-08:002007-11-23T08:56:00.000-08:00While attending the Achievement Gap Summit I could...While attending the Achievement Gap Summit I couldn't help but notice the mostly white over 50 attendees were nearly all paid to attend by their districts and have nothing to gain or loose personally if the do not close any of the achievement gaps they have overseen in their careers. If you had only allowed presenters who's programs were proven to work or came with an unconditional money back guarantee (as defined by IES clinical trials standards)you would have had about five presenters and a clear direction for closing the gap in reading and math. I prefer programs that are working for at least 100,000 students rather than a few schools or districts. Four that come to mind include: Heymath.com, Headsprout.com, Mathscore.com, APREMAT (APREMATUSA.org) KIPP and Kumon. None were presenting or exhibiting and all are low or no cost except Kumon. I can assure you that 99% of the teachers you ask have never heard of these programs with the exception of Kumon who far too many refer to as monkey math. <BR/><BR/>John Stallcup<BR/>Co Founder <BR/>APREMAT/USAAPREMAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718359798162455694noreply@blogger.com