Re: 'Study' of AIMS-like tests shows a low regard for

[Victor Steinbok <Victor.Steinbok@verizon.net>]

At 8:59 PM -0800 04.01.03, Peter Farruggio wrote:
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> Op-ed piece against the Amreiner/Berlin study by Lisa Graham Keegan 
> in the Az Republic.  She bases her argument on the fact that they 
> didn't include the views of pro-testers, revealing her 
> misunderstanding of the difference between research and journalism 
> (or spin-doctoring).  Notice the conclusion in which she advocates a 
> narrowed curriculum for poor children (who can't read or do math)...
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> 'Study' of AIMS-like tests shows a low regard for children
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> By Lisa Graham Keegan
> My turn

Of course, the irony is that Keegan is the one who temporarily pulled 
the plug on AIMS. And for Keegan to accuse anyone of having "a low 
regard for children"... Well...

	VS-)