--- Damon Agretto said "both seem to think it will do > more > to hurt kids who are NOT at need, than help ones > that > are.
As a man with 3 small kids in the so called 'gifted programs" I can tell you that the chief effect of "standards" have been mixed. 1) some lousy teachers culled. 2) Some improvement at the lower levels. 3) devastation of every enrichment program for the brightest 1/3. My kids, for being gifted, got... a certificate. ===== . . * Please note. My email address of many years is changing FROM [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... (Or else use [EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
