The really sad part of this story is how often this type of person is rewarded in a competency-based system.

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My single best idea for reforming K-12 education is to transform the system into a competency-based system powered by digital learning.

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If we were instead using assessments in a competency-based learning system, however, then the equation would change.

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Common Core creates a huge opportunity for innovation and personalization and the implementation of a competency-based learning system.

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The Toyota example illustrates more how a competency-based learning system would work.

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Of course, if there were instead systems of assessments in a competency-based learning system built for students to take an assessment on-demand when they were ready to demonstrate mastery on specific competencies, we would see a different picture develop with assessments that left no doubt that they were different.

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This may make sense as a way to judge a state (although there may be legitimate questions if it makes sense when moving to a competency-based learning system and away from one based on time), but it creates some problems for judging schools to where students are transferring in the midst of their high school experience.

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But no other state system is offering competency-based bachelor's degrees on a systemwide basis.

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Wisconsin officials tout the UW Flexible Option as the first to offer multiple, competency-based bachelor's degrees from a public university system.

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