Re: National Cheating Surge Undermines NCLB Results

[ABurke5054@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/28/2006 11:42:43 AM Pacific Standard Time,  
taunar@plateautel.net writes:

I don't doubt that it is occurring some and I certainly  don't condone it. 
Especially because we teachers are setting an example for  children. However, 
the far greater "crime" is an unjust law (NCLB) that  punishes schools and 
teachers for "failing" to meet standardized  test performance targets that are not 
humanly possible for them to meet.  No matter how fine a school, if even ONE 
single subgroup fails to meet the  almighty and arbitrary AYP, the entire 
school is sanctioned and finds  itself on the hit list. And by the way, who in the 
hell is ADEQUATE??
 



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NCLB requires states to provide additional help and resources to schools  
where many children are not achieving as well as they should.  If you want  to 
call that "punishment," more power to you.  But most people would not  see it 
that way.  Most people would find it entirely reasonable that  states provide 
additional help and resources to schools where many children are  not achieving. 
 Some schools desperately need improvement and it is vitally  important that 
states do that.  That is why NAACP argued in the Connecticut  case that states 
should enforce the "letter and spirit" of NCLB.  The  propaganda spread on 
this list is disgraceful and a disservice to children and  parents and to public 
education. 
 
Art