Re: James Hope

[William Cala <wcala@ROCHESTER.RR.COM>]

As Victor said, with his name (James Hope) and his personality, he's a
winner.  I actually thought the name was a pseudonym at first.

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Holst" <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>
To: <ARN-L@listsrva.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: James Hope


> He's a nice guy, isn't he?
>
> William Cala wrote:
> >
> > I just spent over an hour on the phone with James Hope (teacher from
> > Georgia).  This guy has gone through an unbelievable hell over the
> > past three years.  His informatio is 60 minutes quality.
> > McGraw-Hill's Gateway exams look and sound a lot like NY's 4th and 8th
> > grade junk.  Same scoring and scaling games being played.  I haven't
> > been much on conspiracy theories, but .....
> >
> > Any connections to major press outlets would be appreciated.  James
> > Traub, Michael Winerip and Richard Rothstein from the NY Times should
> > have some interest in this.  Perhaps Jay Matthews from Washington Post
> > (some help from Ken would be appreciated).  I can contact the three
> > from the NY Times (Unless Ed Levine has a more direct route).
> >
> > James is sending me an all inclusive packet.  I'll share more as I
> > read it.
> >
> > His stories of the "school police" are frightening.  No, this is not a
> > euphemism.  Gwinett County has school police that apparently act like
> > the FBI.
> >
> > Bill
>
> --
> See you at The Soapbox!
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