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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:11 PM Original message |
SAT Reading Scores Fall To Lowest Level On Record |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. that's not possible! we got us some 'TESTS'. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Right! We don't want future drones "comprehendin'" too much, anyway! |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. This is but one of the many fruits of NCLB. |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. so did NCLB make public school curricula out of touch w/the SAT? |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. NCLB has not been especially good for critical thinking. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I've definitely been seeing this with college freshman |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yet they are wonderful kids in so many ways. I love working with them, |
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Harmony Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yes I can understand your frustration. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. Struggling is fine! It is good to have to push a bit to read something. |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
6. i cant beleive this |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. And the defenders of the status quo will say all that is needed is... |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. NCLB may teach how to take tests better, but it doesn't mean anything |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. Speaking of reading and critical thinking skills, |
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DrunkenBoat (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. +1 |
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liberation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Expand on that |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Nor does it suggest that they are getting any better. nt |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. It means what it means WITHIN the context of the processes of standardization. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 02:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Outside of that context it is INDETERMINENT, i.e. neither this, nor that. nt |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Do you mean "indeterminate"? |
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KeepItReal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. "Rarely is the question asked: 'Is our children learning?' " - George W. Bush |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. I have to wonder a couple of things |
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spedtr90 (459 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
21. 10 years of NCLB, politicians and fat cats running schools...what could go wrong? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. Just the way the RW likes it -- dumb down America -- !! |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 04:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. it's got electrolytes! |
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Blandocyte (830 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. Article seems to be blaming minority students |
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tawadi (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. SAT scores for Texas high school students drop sharply |
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Kingofalldems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I understand they have great football stadiums in Texas. |
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Devil_Fish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I was going to comment that the foot ball teams are doing quite well in Texas. NT |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Perry angle aside, I read that ACT scores are lower where I live. |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Stupid begets more stupid ! Maybe they prayed for high SAT scores instead of real work/study |
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Phlem (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. They grows em gooooood in TexAss. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. he also bragged about being "anti-intellectual" today as well. |
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vets74 (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-15-11 12:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Great Hair falls out. Stupid lasts forever. (Judge Judy-ish) |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-14-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Another "Texas Miracle" |
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