Re: SRA

["Dr. William C. Cala, Ed.D." <wcala@SERVTECH.COM>]

Oh yes this is very special!  And in good ol' NY state you get to have the
vice president of McGraw-Hill making test decisions as a member of the board
of Regents .  And.... if you look in this week's Education Week, you find
dear Charlote providing the 'cure' for education..... caring.  Ya' know if
those @#$%n' teachers would just care, we would save the world.  Let's
see... Caring (a la Charlotte Frank + her standardized tests = intellectual
nirvana.

BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Harman" <susanharman@IGC.ORG>
To: <ARN-L@LISTS.CUA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 1:16 AM
Subject: SRA


> While browsing through the SRA catalog, imagine my surprise to find this
> admission in the section on TEST PREPARATION: "Standardized tests are
> crucial for measuring students' progress. Unfortunately, most children
> get nervous while taking these tests, causing them to perform poorly.
> SRA Test Preparation programs give students the confidence and
> experience they need to feel at ease taking tests... "
> You know, of course, that SRA is published by McGraw Hill, which
> publishes the CTBS, which makes kids nervous. How efficient of them to
> provide both the cause and the cure in one handy catalog.
> --
> Susan
>
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