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defacto7

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5. We're not teaching them. We are merely training them to take tests.

Reply to Deep13 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 17, 2013, 01:41 AM

Nov 2013

Great point! It's the fact and it's been going on for years.

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Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’ [View all] duffyduff Nov 2013 OP

Unimpeachable. unfortunately. enlightenment Nov 2013 #1

Theoretically he CAN be impeached. He's broken the law duffyduff Nov 2013 #2

It would be sad if DonCoquixote Nov 2013 #3

They're not brilliant because of people like Arne Duncan. Deep13 Nov 2013 #4

We're not teaching them. We are merely training them to take tests. defacto7 Nov 2013 #5

Which explains why they do so poorly on them, I guess. Igel Nov 2013 #7

A bit confused here. Deep13 Nov 2013 #8

Oh, great! Now Arne is insulting white, suburban moms? proud2BlibKansan Nov 2013 #6

He is one dumb cookie..pathetic. n/t Jefferson23 Nov 2013 #10

@thechalkface has some interesting blogs about this today. AllyCat Nov 2013 #9

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