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Interversity Quotes"I think it's time to ask the Standardistos: Where's the test for compassion? For honesty? For curiosity? For moral commitment? Until they can answer, let's tell them to shut up." —Susan Ohanian (One Size Fits Few: The Folly of Educational Standards) Interversity ProjectsEchoes of Orwell:The purpose of this webforum is to promote a lively discussion among students and faculty alike about George Orwell's 1984 and the parallels or echoes found in today's society. |
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: FW: [Schools Matter] John Edwards Gets It
In a message dated 8/2/2006 6:48:25 AM Pacific Standard Time, jhorn@monmouth.edu writes: "How long is it going to take us to figure out you can't educate kids by testing them to death?" -- John Edwards ________________________________________________ Who can tell how long it will take John Edwards to figure out anything? Nobody is confused about the role of testing in the public schools except him and the people on this list. NCLB requires states to improve their schools until all their children achieve at high levels. NCLB is about better teaching and it is pure disinformation, propaganda, and outright deception to keep claiming that it is only about testing. Art
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