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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of California, Riverside/ Author, Vital Minimum: Need, Science and Politics in Modern France

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    1. Dana Simmons‏ @DanaJSimmons 31 Aug 2020

      My kid started Jr. High last week. He couldn't stop talking about how much he loved his History teacher. This afternoon we found him in tears, overcome by stress and self-doubt. His grade for his first short answer homework: 50/100. ...It was graded by an @EdgenuityInc algorithm.

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    2. Dana Simmons‏ @DanaJSimmons 31 Aug 2020

      Teachers, for your students' sake: I get it, teaching online is overwhelming and you can't do it all. _Please_, use the algorithm to track their learning. But don't post to them as if it's a measure of their performance. It's more destructive than you know.

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    3. Dana Simmons‏ @DanaJSimmons 31 Aug 2020

      I see this hurt unfold in my child, caused by an automatic grading algorithm that values only rote repetition, even as I'm reading @Jessifer and other beautiful writing about ungrading. Well, that's it, I'm done.

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    4. Dana Simmons‏ @DanaJSimmons 31 Aug 2020

      I should add that I told him how to game the @EdgenuityInc algorithm: write long answers, include lots of proper names, read the "right" answers and replicate them. This evening he got 80/100, a 30-point spread. What is he learning here?

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      Dana Simmons‏ @DanaJSimmons 1 Sep 2020

      Algorithm update. He cracked it: Two full sentences, followed by a word salad of all possibly applicable keywords. 100% on every assignment. Students on @EdgenuityInc, there's your ticket. He went from an F to an A+ without learning a thing.

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        2. Cathy‏ @CathyReally 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          *sigh* My kid's school is doing Edgenuity. Good to know. Ugh. Maybe we'll just homeschool after all.

          1 reply 1 retweet 17 likes
        3. Wayne Werner‏ @waynejwerner 2 Sep 2020
          Replying to @CathyReally @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          Ironically this is the kind of thing we're also trying to teach our children who had attended public school for a couple of years. They've just got this weird idea that they "just need to get it done!" Look kid, we don't care if it takes you 5 minutes or 5 hours - learn the why

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        1. Noel‏ @noelc 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          I think they did learn something and it’s probably very valuable too.

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        1. PaperBagger‏ @misterbagman 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          Well, he learned that algorithms evaluating human behavior are full of shit in at least some cases, and he may well generalize from the experience and not be wrong that often.

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        2. Paul Lerner‏ @PFLerner 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          Wow, so upsetting! Just the name Esgenuity sounds so alarming and dystopian.

          1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes
        3. Paul Lerner‏ @PFLerner 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @PFLerner @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          *Edgenuity

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        2. Cyberspace tourist‏ @CatchDude 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          He learned to fight the system by knowing the system. You're creating a little hacker, and that's awesome!

          1 reply 3 retweets 122 likes
        3. Kanz‏ @KanzLaEstampida 3 Sep 2020
          Replying to @CatchDude @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          But he's not learning history in history class. And that's not so cool.

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        2. Micki Duskova‏ @DuskovaMidnight 1 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          Learning to game algorithms is going to be a new life skill. I hope old ones like writing as communication don't get lost. Both are important, although it's sad that the teacher didn't explicitly state (realize?) the true Today I Learned goal here. Thanks for sharing. #NeedToKnow

          1 reply 6 retweets 80 likes
        3. queen directory‏ @knorlen 2 Sep 2020
          Replying to @DuskovaMidnight @DanaJSimmons @EdgenuityInc

          seeing how many life changing judgements are based on credit scores, algorithm-gaming is arguably already a required life skill

          1 reply 3 retweets 36 likes
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