{"id":867,"date":"2010-12-05T11:28:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-05T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=867"},"modified":"2010-12-05T11:28:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-05T16:28:40","slug":"accountable-to-whom-accountable-for-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bethknittle.net\/WP_Blog\/?p=867","title":{"rendered":"Accountable to Whom? Accountable for What?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing with my theme of questioning<\/a> I have begun to look at the words we continually use in education. Today’s word is Accountability.<\/p>\n

I am an educator and I hear the word accountable almost every day.\u00a0 I just searched my reader and found Accountable and Accountability in many of the my unread items.\u00a0 It is a term we use, read, and write about often.\u00a0 When I come across the word I always want to ask “Accountable to Whom?\u00a0 Accountable for What?”<\/p>\n

The article Accountability<\/a> in Ed Week discusses how schools should be\u00a0 accountable for student performance.\u00a0\u00a0 Which begs the questions:\u00a0 Performance in what? Who determines what students learn? Who selects what to measure? Who decides how to measure?\u00a0 Who decides what is an acceptable success rate?<\/p>\n

In all those steps who is really accountable?\u00a0 Are people accountable for what we decide to teach, or only how it is taught?\u00a0 Are the curriculum designers accountable?\u00a0 Are the test designers accountable?\u00a0 It seems only those who need to execute the requirements are accountable and not those who have developed the requirements?\u00a0 Am I missing something?<\/p>\n

Where do parents fit in the chain?\u00a0 Where do communities and local school boards responsibilities lay?\u00a0 Can you tell I have more questions then answers.\u00a0 I always assumed I knew what we meant when we talked about accountability.\u00a0 In all honestly, I am clueless when I really stop and think about it.\u00a0 I have a lot to learn.<\/p>\n

As I parent I believe that ultimately it is my responsibility to make sure my children receive the education and learning that I wish them to have.\u00a0\u00a0 I am accountable to them for the learning opportunities and teaching that I provide. I send them to schools for part of their education, and I have chosen the schools that are closest to what I want for them. I am fortunate to have school choice. I provide and encourage other learning opportunities that also meet my wish for them AND their own interests and desires.\u00a0 I have different goals and expectations for them then their schools or my state.<\/p>\n

As an educator I struggle with the word and am having difficulty determining my role. I think some would say I am responsible for helping teachers to meet curricular objectives so students receive passing scores on state tests. Therefor am I accountable to teachers, my school or the state?\u00a0 I am really not sure.<\/p>\n

Do you know to whom you are accountable? Do you know what you are accountable for?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Continuing with my theme of questioning I have begun to look at the words we continually use in education. Today’s word is Accountability. I am an educator and I hear the word accountable almost every day.\u00a0 I just searched my reader and found Accountable and Accountability in many of the my unread items.\u00a0 It is a term we use, read, and write about often.\u00a0 When I come across the word I always want to ask “Accountable to Whom?\u00a0 Accountable for…<\/p>\n

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