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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Untested theories behind NCLB
Do you really believe that everyone who disagrees -----Original Message----- From: shays@ccwebster.net To: arn-l@interversity.org Sent: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 6:08 AM Subject: Re: [arn-l] Untested theories behind NCLB On Jan 21, 2007, at 3:22 AM, aburke5054@aol.com wrote: > If "ma" and "pa" like the schools the way they are, more power to > them. > > "Over-reliance" on testing can mean anything. For you it means > blaming tests because schools are doing silly things. It's that > simple. Unfortunately, Art, this is not the question I asked you. Nice effort to weasel-word the response, a tactic we have come to expect (not just from you, but from practically everyone who tries to speak for the Man Behind the Curtain). However, patience is a trait thousands of seventh graders have given to me over the years, so I'll try one more time. I said nothing about ma and pa "liking" their child's school the way it was. I asked you to tell us what evidence you would provide to those blissful parents suggesting that the school was not doing its job (that is, in need of improvement) and/or that the state was botching its job of improving their child's school. This is not a hard question, Art. If I am not mistaken, it is at the very heart of NCLB. I guess it is too much to ask, after answering that simple question, that you then go back and address the other four points of my post but who knows ... maybe you will be able to admit that it is not the tests that cause schools to do silly things, but the artificial importance attached to the test results. "Wrinkles only go where the smiles have been." - - Jimmy Buffett Scott Hays shays@ccwebster.net ------------------------------------------------------- ARN-L archives: http://interversity.org/lists/arn-l/archives.html ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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