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Subject: Re: NCLB

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pa

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Date Posted: 10/14/04 12:38:31pm
In reply to: pjk 's message, "NCLB" on 10/13/04 11:39:02pm

hi pjk how was your mom's visit? I'm sure she enjoyed seeing Jack...it just dawned on me today that all of us here have boys...I have to say I think Jack wins the gold star for cutie pie boy! How was your exam?

three things I will add to your discussion here:

One, It dawned on me today what a double standard I have regarding standardized curriculums....when I was teacher I was always the one to diverge into philosophical affrays regarding the negative aspects of standardized anything and the inability of standardized tests to measure what was the most essential: critical thinking. Now that I am a mom with son in school I could care less if the school teaches him critical thinking(I am hopeful that Francis will get this living with us...life offers best opportunities for criticial thinkingetc.) ... my main concern is that he is reading at the same level as the kid from the wealthiest family in Ann Arbor. I never used to use the books purchased by the district while I was teaching...I always created my own material. So I would also add here that I am very impressed with the Reading and math BOOKS adopted by the district...they are great...hands on contextual, beautiful art etc.

the second point I would like to make (and it really isn't a point, only a sharing of experience) I see that Pjk possibly verges on villifying state takeover of schools(his example of the one school in CO.) For us here in New MEx, this has been standard practice for the last 20 years. While I was teaching for 12 years for the Espanola District, the state took over our district on three different occasions (for not meeting teacher requirements) All that I recall happening was that we received more support from the state in meeting state standards....more visits, more empahsis on problem areas particularly english as a second language, workshops etc.

lastly I have to add, pjk you speak of the republicans in general terms as a corrupt force yet you gently chastised krz for generalizing Muslims....pjk quote: "There is little evidence for
>me to believe that the republicans are sincere in
>their rhetoric to help minorities with much of
>anything.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: NCLB	pjk	10/14/04 3:44:30pm
Re: NCLB -- pa, 10/15/04 8:36:34am "The Qualified Teacher Charade" -- tjm, 10/17/04 8:35:43am