Chalk and wire is a great tool for college students because it helps build and organize a working professional portfolio. However, I think that there are many downsides that go along with this portfolio as well. One of the most frustrating things about the portfolio is that it is hard to know exactly what articles to put in and under what competences. The professors at Luther seem to know what they each want but I don't know if they all agree. We all have to have the same things up so we can all be graded fairly. It is hard to figure out what needs to be in the portfolio when the professors themselves are still confused. I understand it is a new system, but it would just be nice to know what is expected in each students portfolio. Speaking of it being a new system, I was talking with my dad the other day about my electronic portfolio and asked him whether or not he had ever had to look at one when he was interviewing someone. My dad is a Elementary School principal in the Osseo School District in Minnesota. He said that he has never had looked at a electronic portfolio before. He also said that the thing with portfolios is that there is only so much that one can find out from them. He said that they are nice to find out how a applicant has demonstrated his or her knowledge, but he says that it is really hard to see if they have had actual experience with it. My dad is currently going through training on how to hire teachers so principals can know exactly what the teacher they will hire will be able to accomplish. He told me that he could not share with me any of the "new " questions and techniques of the interviewing process, but he did tell me getting a teaching job is becoming so much more than just having a comprehensive portfolio. Chalk and wire is a very good organizing information, building a profession, and saving paper, but does it really work in the real world?
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