Re: TownHall.com --and interview of the day....

[Juanita Doyon <Jedoyon@AOL.COM>]

In a message dated 8/31/01 12:06:27 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Victor.Steinbok@VERIZON.NET writes:

<< did not say anything that
 anyone understood until he was four years old >>

I know lots of people in the education reform arena who are much older and
never say anything that anyone can understand --for years at a time.

I did a studio interviewed with a reporter for the local TV news, in Seattle,
today--  ABC affiliate KOMO, channel 4.  She had been to Arizona to the WASL
grading summer camp for teachers ($200,000 can't be wrong).  Hello, mudder,
hello fadder--Camp wasn't very fun.  And she said the counselor kept telling
her we don't "grade" WASL, we "score" WASL.

Can't a bunch of us just travel around the country rolling our eyes whenever
jargony tripe is spouted?

This reporter is not their regular education person, so she was learning from
the ground up.  Said she finally "got" the "rubric" thing.  I informed her
that the word "rubric" was sadly passe. ;-(  Teachers in our district were
actually told this a few years ago.  Just when I was starting to like the
word and use it appropriately in sentences.  Well, they can't have it back
now!  "When Carmen finishes the dishes, she will mark down the $3.00 her
mother bribed her with on her allowance rubric."  Juanita's parenting skills
are "emerging."

We talked a good hour or more, on and off camera.  The story should air
Tuesday, if OSPI decides what it's doing with WASL scores.  They're at the
buildings.  The reporter said she's assuming they will be high, from what she
observed.  She did some work with Gabie, when she was in AZ.  Also
interviewed a teacher in profile format to hide identity, at the studio
yesterday.  "Score" one for the resistance!!!!  Hopefully she'll use the part
where I said we "call ourselves the 'resistance.'  We're not a backlash; we
are a force!"

She found it very insulting that the testaholics imply that we are fighting
because we don't understand.  The scoring exposure for our Washington
teachers was to "demystify" the process.  Like, gag me with a WASL prompt!

She liked the buttons and signs I took.  Great fun....

My husband found my "Connects" interview from April online, if anyone is
interested.  Streaming video
http://www.kcts.org/video/programs/connects/232-229.asp

Juanita

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