Dont know. Would be interested in seeing one of these tests. Dana
Matthew Small writes: > I have no factual data to back up these claims, but I have heard from more > than a few teachers tha I know that their standardized tests are easy, and > that these tests don't really weed out bad teachers, but the ones that are > incredibly stupid. > > Anybody out there actually know if that's true? I'd be willing to be that > it is. > > - Matthew Small > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:43 PM > Subject: Re: Exciting.... > > > > Unless it is mandated by someone else. Which, on second glance, it seems > to > > be. Although perhaps there is rough justice that people are losing jobs > > over failing arbitrary tests after failing schoolchildren in class over > not > > passing arbitrary tests. > > > > Better yet would be getting rid of the arbitrary tests however, and > > assessing employees on how they are performing and students on how they > are > > learning. > > > > Dana > > > > William H Bowen writes: > > > > > Wait a minute... it smacks of hypocracy *unless* it's one of those > > > "mandated tests we hear so much about"? > > > > > > It smacks of hypocrisy precisely *because* he failed it and it is a > > > "mandated [test] we hear so much about." > > > > > > It is a requirement for him to do his job and he should pass it. Period. > > > Exclamation point? > > > > > > ^_^ > > > > > > will > > > > > > Dana Tierney wrote: > > > > > > >Well it seems to me that if his English was all that broken he would > not > > > >have made it to superintendant. There are a good many fluent or native > > > >English speakers, possibly including me, who could not pass a test on > > > >formal grammar in English, because we have not had to learn it. Are you > > > >really clear on when to use me and when to use I? The "correct" answer > does > > > >correspond to idiomatic English. Same thing with which and that. > However, > > > >if the guy has been suspending teachers over this and he can't pass it > > > >himself, that smells of hypocrisy unless this is one of those mandated > > > >tests we are seeing so much of. Personally I am opposed to high-stakes > > > >testing, especially for children, but this is just another instance of > its > > > >idiocies. > > > > > > > >Mind you you get no argument from me on the quality public schools ... > even > > > >the best are far more concerned with keeping students' behavior in line > > > >than they are in academics. > > > > > > > >Dana > > > > > > > >Heald, Tim writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>The guy said he had problems with the rules of English, because it was > his > > > >>second language. > > > >> > > > >>I don't want him in charge of my son's school district. This is why > my sons > > > >>will both be attending private schools. > > > >> > > > >>Timothy Heald > > > >>Information Systems Specialist > > > >>Overseas Security Advisory Council > > > >>U.S. Department of State > > > >>571.345.2235 > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:55 PM > > > >>To: CF-Community > > > >>Subject: Re: Re: Exciting.... > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>I don't think not passing the test means he is incompetent I think it > means > > > >>the test isnt measuring what it is supposed to measure. > > > >> > > > >>Dana > > > >> > > > >>s. isaac dealey writes: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>How does an incompetent person get a 6 figure government job? ... > > > >>> > > > >>>Original Message ----------------------- > > > >>>Hmm, it ought to kill the superintendent, not you. > > > >>>Well, his job anyway... > > > >>>/Ben > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>This kills me. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > > >>http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/03/superintendent.test.ap/index.html > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
