TFA: Just One Anecdote After Another

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1. Ang says:

   August 11, 2013 at 3:26 pm

   “They constantly tell stories about miracle working teachers. The rub is you never actually meet those miracle workers or see any evidence of their success. It’s just one unverifiable anecdote after the next. YOU are the problem if you can’t do the same.”

   So, career teachers who have not overcome the problems of poverty, racism, etc are not the only problem?
   Wow, who knew.

   However the rest of this persons post is unfortunate, IMHO.

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   • chemtchr says:

     August 11, 2013 at 3:41 pm

     Yes, it’s unfortunate. There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask somebody for a long time, though.

     What does IMHO mean?

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     • Linda says:

       August 11, 2013 at 3:42 pm

       I think it is: in my honest opinion. I think,

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     • Bilgewater says:

       August 11, 2013 at 4:03 pm

       I thought it was “in my humble opinion”

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     • Linda says:

       August 11, 2013 at 4:15 pm

       I like that better…humble.

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     • Ang says:

       August 11, 2013 at 4:23 pm

       Hi Chemtchr,
       I intended humble, however I have recently heard it as (as Linda suggested) honest. Both work. It is my understanding that the point to highlight that whatever has been expressed is an opinion.

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     • Joanna Best says:

       August 11, 2013 at 4:51 pm

       Humble.
       It should be assumed people are being honest.
       I hate the “honestly” has become a cliche expression. One should never have to qualify that they are being honest in conversation.
       IMHumble Opinion.

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     • chemtchr says:

       August 13, 2013 at 5:29 pm

       Thanks, everybody.

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2. Lance Hill says:

   August 11, 2013 at 4:58 pm

   Super teachers and miracle schools are modern feel-good fairy tales: Anecdotal evidence is used when no scientific evidence exists.

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3. Michael Fiorillo says:

   August 11, 2013 at 11:57 pm

   One unverifiable anecdote after another?

   Very nicely put, but way too kind. After a certain point, their unverifiable anecdotes begin to morph into a giant edifice of lies.

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