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This is where we fly

Posted on March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

Confronting reality will not confine, it will liberate.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged benefits, Europe, evaluation, hallam, In Harmony, music education, sistema, Vistenin2 Comments

The Data, the Data-driven, and the Driven

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

Would anyone ever say “No, my child has no more confidence at all!" in response to the typical survey question?

Posted in UncategorizedTagged biases, education, evaluation, Garand, positivism, sistema, standardized testing4 Comments

Making the Grade – an Epilogue

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

There's the confidence that deceives, and the confidence that supports, and a fine line between.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged confidence, education, evaluation, examination, music, self-efficacyLeave a comment

Making the grade

Posted on November 8, 2012November 8, 2012 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

How we choose to be evaluated may reveal as much, if not more, than any test ever could.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged dudamel, education, evaluation, measuring, music, standardized testing1 Comment

Logic Model Update – V.2 now available

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

Everyone agrees that exposure to music is a good thing: the challenge before the community is to make that exposure more potent, more effective and longer-lasting in a framework of increasing scarcity.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged data, evaluation, joy, logic model, sistema, update3 Comments

No silver bullets – on the nature of “Proof”

Posted on May 16, 2012May 16, 2012 by Jonathan Andrew Govias

The social power of music is something we hold to be good and true. And in many ways, this is greater proof than any study

Posted in UncategorizedTagged abreu, accountability, data, evaluation, proof, sistemaLeave a comment

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