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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: From Thom Hartmann
-----Original Message----- From: Skotansky@aol.com To: arn-l@interversity.org Sent: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [arn-l] From Thom Hartmann ... . What we need to do is provide a middle class education for ALL students from the earliest years on. Let ALL our students learn to play an instrument, be in theatrical productions, garden, go to concerts and museums, take exciting, educational excursions into nature etc etc etc Yeah, maybe I am delusional. It makes too much sense in the educational climate of today- therefore forget about it. __________________________________________________ As if ALL children want to play instruments, act in plays, or garden. And as if those are the essential components of what it means to be "middle class" and as if those are the reasons why "middle class" children score higher on tests than disdvantaged children. Disadvantaged children need many things, but they need schools that will teach them better. If schools are making better teaching into test prep, we need better people in the schools. Blaming NCLB, the Business Roundtable, or standardized tests is an exercise in silliness. Art ________________________________________________________________________ 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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