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>>> Jedoyon@AOL.COM 09/25 9:19 AM >>> In a message dated 9/25/01 8:47:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time, aburke@VANSD.ORG writes: Isn't it just a little heartless that nobody seems to think there is a problem with a goal that still tells 70% of the kids they're substandard? What exactly is a standard child? Thank God, nobody will ever know for sure. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No child should be defeated by school. I think even the most ardent proponents of standards-based accountability believe that. Passing the test does not make a child "standard." And not passing the test does not make a child "substandard." The real message when a child does not meet standard should be, "We have more work to do." Art -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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