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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:20 PM Original message |
What's Wrong with Calls for "More and Better" Tests? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
1. scaring me: "education policy will be one of the principal themes of the speech." |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yet he doesn't have the money to pay for what he wants to do |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. we should apply knowledge and competency tests to politicians |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. What's wrong with more and better tests? Simple: "more." |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Is the end goal of edumacation 'test passing' or an informed citizenry capable of critical thinking? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. obama should be asked that -- and not allowed to skip around it. nt |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. His own kids don't have to take these tests |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 05:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. plenty - and thanks to op's like yours -- i learned that here. nt |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Education 101 |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Private schools, (most really good ones with positive reputations)... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. No test at Sidwell Friends |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. What's wrong with them is is that they are STANDARDIZED .... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. It is the "better" part that is the sticking-point. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. Some of it wouldn't be so bad if they would at least also make authentic assessment an equal weight |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 05:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. The states would probably just hire temps to score the portfolios |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. yep. After-all, nothing is connected to anything else, words have only certain meanings & no others. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
15. The campaign for super NCLB was the domino for me. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. Cha-ching! |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-24-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. Back in my day we had tests. |
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