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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: NCLB Reductio ad Absurdum
-----Original Message----- From: bobschaeffer@earthlink.net To: arn-l@interversity.org; arn2-strategy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 7:44 AM Subject: [arn-l] NCLB Reductio ad Absurdum Die-hard NCLB defenders, who accept the law's 100% "proficient" dictate as a matter of ideology or faith, need to read the headline carefully and try to comprehend it: NCLB's literal goal is _imposssible_ to achieve. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND APPLIED BEHIND BARS CITY SCHOOL FACES AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK EDUCATING YOUNG INMATES TO STANDARD Baltimore Sun -- December 9, 2006 Sara Neufeld ____________________________________________________________________________________ The goal of NLCB is improving schools -- all schools, but particularly schools that serve minority students, students with disabilities, students from homes where English is not the first language, and poor students. From its earliest days ESEA made clear that neglected or delinquent children need special assistance. It seems to me that children behind bars particularly benefit from requirements that their states improve educatiional services for them. And so what if the school serving the incarcerated children does not meet the "impossible" goal of 100% proficiency? If that leads to real improvements for those children, how is that a bad thing? Do you think that states are just falling all over themselves to educate incarcerated children the same way as kids in the wealthy suburbs? These kids need more protection under law, not less. How terribly sad that FairTest continually miscasts NCLB as a one-way street that disadvantages schools and utterly disregards the letter and spirit of the law that requires states to improve their schools. Shameful, absolutely shameful. Art ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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