Re: California high school exit exam

[George Cunningham <gkc@LOUISVILLE.EDU>]

Juanita, 

The California standards can be found, I believe, at the CDE web site.  I don't have a more complete URL.  Maybe Erwin Morton can help you out there. 

George K. Cunningham
University of Louisville 

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> [mailto:ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU]On Behalf Of Juanita Doyon
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 9:29 PM
> To: ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU
> Subject: Re: California high school exit exam
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/16/01 6:09:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> gkc@LOUISVILLE.EDU writes:
> 
> <<  "...the standards are also
>  politically referenced to those in power...?  I see nothing 
> political about
>  the standards. >>
> 
> Do we have an e-mailable copy of California's standards?  It would be 
> interesting to see just how similar the standards are state by 
> state, when it 
> is claimed that they are so state specific and developed by OUR state 
> teachers, parents and community members-- HAH!  If only we could 
> actually see 
> the tests that are standard based, we could compare them too!  
> I'm trying to 
> come up with a simple 3 word phrase that tells parents to take 
> the tests.  
> "Parents, take the test!"  sounds cumbersome.  "Test Parents!" would be 
> political suicide.  Any ideas?
> 
> Juanita
> 
> PS  Here are Washington's standards-- short form.  Like I said 
> earlier, God 
> in the form of man might not meet them all-- especially by age 16.
> 
> “Read with comprehension, write with skill, and communicate 
> effectively and 
> responsibly in a variety of ways and settings; Know and apply 
> core concepts 
> and principles of mathematics; social, physical, and life 
> sciences; civics 
> and history; geography; arts; and health and fitness; Think analytically, 
> logically, and creatively, and to integrate experience and 
> knowledge to form 
> reasoned judgments and solve problems; and Understand the 
> importance of work 
> and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect future 
> career and 
> educational opportunity.”
> 
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