Who wants performance metrics in the arts?
Today we have a story from The Atlantic on schools and tests – or, “assessments” – measuring creativity. With all the problems that come with standard testing, who would want such a thing? Well … read more
AJBlog: For What It’s Worth Published 2016-08-10
Ystad: Joe Lovano, The Bohuslän Big Band & Others
As the Rifftides staff flies home, digital magic allows us to continue reporting on highlights of the 2016 Ystad Sweden Jazz Festival. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-08-10
Trump’s Partner in Opera
Last fall I wrote a blog, The Operatic Republican Characters, in which I compared the Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for the Presidency. In it I compared Donald Trump to Dr. Dulcamara … read more
AJBlog: OperaSleuth Published 2016-08-10
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Montreal’s Classical Spree – A Way To “Save” Classical Music?
“At the Virée classique, at just about the time an ordinary person starts to wonder when the concert will end, it ends. The audience disperses for lunch or some shopping or whatever, and then regroups in different combinations at another hall nearby for another shot of music.”
Can You Really Create A Standardized Test To Grade For Creativity? (Some Schools Are Trying)
“This spring, with a six-district pilot, New Hampshire joined a small but growing list of at least a half-dozen states experimenting with large-scale arts testing. Educators prefer to call the new exams “assessments,” because they’re so different in form and format from traditional standardized tests. The goal, though, is to create a common “test”—often in the form of a project—that can be given to students in different classrooms across the state and used to help compare the performance of schools and districts.”