tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post2728040704239484547..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: THE BIG LIEJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-20605098260977233662012-03-25T15:08:04.972-04:002012-03-25T15:08:04.972-04:00Here's what I say to Rice and Klein's rec...Here's what I say to Rice and Klein's recommendations:<br /><br />1) If students cannot meet state standards, what makes them think that they will suddenly meet national standards. I have seen the common core standards and they are very similar to the state standards; changing the title is not going to all of a sudden produce proficient learners.<br /><br />2) So, all students will be given an opportunity to choose academic institutions, so they're not "stuck" in underperforming schools? First of all, someone is always, inevitably, left behind - that's the problem now with charter schools; they can't service EVERYONE, so they conduct a "lottery" system. Also, what happens to these "underperforming schools"? We leave them to fail while we spend more money on new schools and charter schools instead of channeling that money to improving the "underperfroming schools." Abandoning these schools promotes apathy, which leads to misconduct.<br /><br />Finally ...<br /><br />3) What kind of audit? Aren't schools audited now? As a public school teacher working in a school that hasn't met AYP in 10 years, I see representatives of the state visiting us 2, 3 times a year. And, now President Obama is considering this "Race to the Top" competition that allocates funding according to teacher evaluations? This is absolutely ludicrous! What's to stop any state from fabricating results? How is the federal government going to regulate this? They can barely regulate funding now as it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-72542893615017010742012-03-21T12:29:10.105-04:002012-03-21T12:29:10.105-04:00Yes this is very true. It was so sad to hear that ...Yes this is very true. It was so sad to hear that this is really happening. Also, some laws of a republican party are not so agreeable but there;s nothing we can do because it is how they run their government.Kay Robertshttp://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-84984295050991439402012-03-20T16:23:31.204-04:002012-03-20T16:23:31.204-04:00I actually agree with headline. No,I'm not wor...I actually agree with headline. No,I'm not worried about Middle-Eastern-terrorists, or any other security threat the government wants to use to create fear. I feel threatened by this attempt to accelerate a government controlled, government directed, common core knowledge base.<br /><br /><br />Where's Bob Dylan when we need him? It's time for another hard rain to fall.<br /><br />ahuntingtonteacher.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com