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Sun Feb-27-05 09:03 AM
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| 16. What I notice is how many kids are A and B students and they |
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can't spell, they can't tell you where Iraq is on a map, they can't write a coherent sentence let alone a coherent paragraph, etc. I guess teachers are just passing these kids along as the parents scream otherwise. I get a kick out of seeing these bumper stickers on the SUVs: my daughter is an A student at_____School.
The testing groups for the ACT and SAT have also dumbed down the scoring twice now in the last few years. It's a lot easier to get an 800 now than it was 20 years ago.
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| -Governors Sound Alert on U.S. High Schools |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 06:35 AM |
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Bill Gates |
purduejake |
Feb-27-05 06:36 AM |
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Yeah, from a guy who dropped out no less! Look it up. He's a flunkie. |
HypnoToad |
Feb-27-05 07:34 AM |
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But when will the reign of corporations be finished? Ever? |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 08:38 AM |
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that'll happen when we defeat corporate personhood. n/t |
kgfnally |
Feb-27-05 09:36 AM |
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and his daddy the lawyer helped him out a lot too writing the IBM |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 08:48 AM |
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Do HS properly prepare one to have a job |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 08:22 AM |
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Don't you think the curriculum has to be general? So many |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:07 AM |
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It is a point that can be debated. |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 09:34 AM |
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It should give them a basic knowledge of English and Math |
shrike |
Feb-27-05 11:30 AM |
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Interesting. Why aren't those that are good at math and English |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-27-05 11:56 AM |
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Of those two numbers, high schools are only responsible for the first |
dsc |
Feb-27-05 06:40 AM |
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Right! |
flygal |
Feb-27-05 07:12 AM |
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I agree with this to a point....when Jews came to this country in large |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:23 AM |
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"American culture is EXTREMELY anti-intellectual." |
Straight Shooter |
Feb-27-05 09:36 AM |
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Yes, Bush sets a terrible example. He got everything because of |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:01 AM |
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Speaking of shrub, |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 12:10 PM |
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NCLB does not apply to high schools? |
Undercover Owl |
Feb-27-05 01:34 PM |
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It does |
dsc |
Feb-27-05 01:54 PM |
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No they don't |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:25 PM |
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High Schools are NOT held accountable |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:23 PM |
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I noticed this same thing with the Asian families in my area. On |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:59 AM |
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Back in the 80s, when we were swamped with Asian immigrants |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 12:18 PM |
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We need a "To Sir with love" on a mass scale, sycophancy new order.. |
orpupilofnature57 |
Feb-27-05 07:23 AM |
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Finally |
Tux |
Feb-27-05 07:29 AM |
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I was from a low income single parent and extremely dysfunctional |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 10:01 AM |
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Your Experience Sounds Like Mine |
stepnw1f |
Feb-27-05 11:05 AM |
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That's what happens when you spend all your money on... |
Cooley Hurd |
Feb-27-05 07:37 AM |
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Check this out... It is much worse: "Bush's 'priceless' war " |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 07:55 AM |
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We'll have a built-in defecit for 20+ years... |
Cooley Hurd |
Feb-27-05 08:03 AM |
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guess who WASN'T at the high school summit |
lanlady |
Feb-27-05 07:42 AM |
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no surprise there eh? |
leftchick |
Feb-27-05 07:50 AM |
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We really need to examine what role we want schools to play. |
davsand |
Feb-27-05 08:47 AM |
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Reform |
TxGran |
Feb-27-05 10:23 AM |
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One of the problems comes from the lack of reality in the schools - |
haele |
Feb-27-05 10:49 AM |
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What I notice is how many kids are A and B students and they |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 09:03 AM |
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There are many kids who get As and Bs because they |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:38 AM |
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Critical thinking ,sadly, is not being taught and neither are the |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:23 AM |
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This is being shown on C-SPAN I |
ikojo |
Feb-27-05 09:41 AM |
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Hey Bill, what's relevant...hmmm? |
fortyfeetunder |
Feb-27-05 01:44 PM |
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Rethinking the whole process..... |
EndElectoral |
Feb-27-05 09:54 AM |
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Shouldn't every high school graduate have a few years of history, |
barb162 |
Feb-27-05 10:39 AM |
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Grade inflation... |
EndElectoral |
Feb-27-05 08:15 PM |
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In Eastern Europe the students get all these subjects and in an |
barb162 |
Feb-28-05 12:41 AM |
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I love your weimie pic! n/t |
janx |
Feb-27-05 10:19 AM |
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Texas State standards damage education |
MrTriumph |
Feb-27-05 11:29 AM |
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Texas is fighting NCLB |
proud2Blib |
Feb-27-05 02:32 PM |
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I guess I'd feel better if the last time this group got together, |
mbperrin |
Feb-27-05 01:53 PM |
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EXCELLENT point!! |
GaYellowDawg |
Feb-27-05 05:04 PM |
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Like this is a great mystery! It's called FUNDING |
Rex |
Feb-27-05 05:16 PM |
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