Amanda Ghilardi
@amandaghilardi.bsky.social
Elementary Math Specialist, forever lover of middle school math, culturally sustaining mathematics, social justice math, #UDL and #BTC are what I love. 🇵🇦🇩🇴
Reposted by Amanda Ghilardi
The end result is that "data-driven decision making" can actually insulate and isolate: preventing responsiveness to issues with less robust data collection or demanding action where none may be warranted *because* it's what we have the most of. We end up drawing teachers to the lamppost...
![A policeman sees a drunk man searching for something under a streetlight and asks what the drunk has lost. He says he lost his keys and they both look under the streetlight together. After a few minutes the policeman asks if he is sure he lost them here, and the drunk replies, no, and that he lost them in the park. The policeman asks why he is searching here, and the drunk replies, "this is where the light is".[2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4dkrhqph7kakgqa2ersnkif/bafkreify2kgppzelilsijob2lfecrl4f5cr7q4gqk6rnc4bapzprrv237y@jpeg)
August 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The end result is that "data-driven decision making" can actually insulate and isolate: preventing responsiveness to issues with less robust data collection or demanding action where none may be warranted *because* it's what we have the most of. We end up drawing teachers to the lamppost...
“Teachers tend to focus on getting info into students’ heads,”
said cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwa
“But a big component of learning is getting the information out of our heads.”
said cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwa
“But a big component of learning is getting the information out of our heads.”
July 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Teachers tend to focus on getting info into students’ heads,”
said cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwa
“But a big component of learning is getting the information out of our heads.”
said cognitive scientist Pooja Agarwa
“But a big component of learning is getting the information out of our heads.”
Sure that’s good with me!
February 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sure that’s good with me!