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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: CA - Marion Joseph leaves board
The Phonics movement and standards are actually two movements that have intersected - the original standards movement was based on fuzzy math and whole language, and still is in most states. -----Original Message----- From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org [mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]On Behalf Of Monty Neill Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 12:34 PM To: ARN-state; ARN-L Subject: [arn-l] CA - Marion Joseph leaves board This is from Checker Finn's 'Gadfly' email newsletter praising the departing Marian Joseph. She has been in the forefront of the insane so-called standards in CA (that Susan Ohanian has so well skewered), phonics first last and aways programs, math as rules not thinking, heavy handed testing, and who knows what else. I suppose it would be lunacy to believe Gray Davis would appoint anyone any good to the Board, but he'll have to outdo himself to find someone worse. Monty Neill, Ed.D. Executive Director FairTest 342 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 617-864-4810; fax 617-497-2224 email monty@fairtest.org web: http://www.fairtest.org ------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe ARN-L: http://interversity.org/lists/arn-l/subscribe.html
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