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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: WASL rumor
In a message dated 2/19/02 1:45:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, erwin@MORTON.NET writes: > Is it asserted that Research (with a capital R) Proves > (or perhaps that 9 out of 10 mathematicians agree?) > that the most important ingredient in math is > phonemic awareness? > > uh, yeah! We want our kids to think on a higher level for the 21st century, don'tchaknow. The GAL (hate that term, so it suits her perfectly) that I was "debating" last week kept saying, "The WASL does test basics!" when I was saying that the 4th grade WASL tests upper level thinking skills, so our kids are missing the basics and staring at the test and crying. Actually, I think the basic computation section did increase, whereas the merrykrayletchteaurnow questions decreased for 4th grade last year. Row, row, row your math; never master a thing.... throw your teacher to the wolves because your WASLs (scores) stink. Okay it's not so poetic, but the syllable count is right-- almost. The mall was teaming with out-for-mid-winter-break youth today-- such a wise concept! Juanita
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