Re: Fwd: Wall Street Journal Article on Ed

[Mike Kluznik <mkluznik@HOTMAIL.COM>]

"Don't they understand that students' performance has everything to do with
parental involvement"?
Obviously, we ought to forget about the schools and give merit pay to
parents.
MK


> From: "Jean M. Ward" <jmward@QWEST.NET>
> Reply-To: Assessment Reform Network Mailing List <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
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> Subject: Re: Fwd: Wall Street Journal Article on Ed
> Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:20:33 -0800
>
> Mike,
>
> <<take steps toward linking teacher pay to student performance.>>
>
> This is one area that is all wrong!  Don't they understand that
> students' performance has everything to do with parental involvement
> ????  It is wrong to link teacher pay to student performance ...
> especially with high stakes tests!  This will steer virtually every
> teacher to DEFINITELY "teach to the test" (and ONLY those subjects)
> because the high stakes test scores will be the ONE barometer that will
> drive it all.
>
> Lets see ... who wins in this scenario.
>
> 1.  The state gets bragging rights for how great their high stakes test
> is
> 2.  The test scoring companies will rake in the dough (which they
> already are)
> 3.  The successful "teach to the test" teachers will get pay raises and
> keep their job
> 4.  The principals and district administrators will get pay raises and
> keep their jobs
> 5.  The "Practice Makes Perfect" pro-high stakes book authors will rake
> in the dough from their     book sales
>
> Who loses ...
>
> 1.  The students who lose everything from lost curriculum to health
> (both physical and mental)
> 2.  The parents (including caregivers, etc.) who lose their inquisitive,
> LOVE SCHOOL,           children
>
> Human lives ... what a price to pay ...
>
> Jean Ward
> Bonney Lake, WA
>
> WE WON'T WASL!
>
> Boycotting the 7th grade WASL this year
> Boycotting the 4th grade WASL next year
>
>
> Mike Kluznik wrote:
> >
> > >From: tdkluznik@uswest.net
> > >Reply-To: tdkluznik@uswest.net
> > >To: "Mike Kluznik" <mkluznik@hotmail.com>,  "  mike57"
> > ><mike57@mymailstation.com>
> > >Subject: Wall Street Journal Article on Ed
> > >Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 12:16:18 -0600
> > >
> > >From the January 31, 2001 issue of the Wall Street Journal,
> > >Page A10.
> > >
> > >Politics & Policy
> > >
> > >                Business Groups Push
> > >                Big Changes for Teachers
> > >
> > >                By JUNE KRONHOLZ
> > >                Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
> > >
> > >                WASHINGTON -- Four leading business groups
> > >called
> > >                for big changes in the way teachers are
> > >trained, promoted,
> > >                treated and paid if public schools are to be
> > >turned around.
> > >
> > >                Their report agrees with the education plans
> > >announced
> > >                last week by President Bush and Capitol Hill
> > >Democrats.
> > >                Those plans would require all teachers to
> > >have at least a
> > >                minor in the courses they teach, would put
> > >more money
> > >                into teacher training, and would take steps
> > >toward linking
> > >                teacher pay to student performance.
>
> SNIP
>
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