Maybe the underperforming students were "not willing" to perform students and perhaps class was not the best place for them. At some point people have to fit into the various slots offered by society.
arthur -----Original Message----- From: Karen Watters Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Crumble and despair in our education policy Yes, perhaps. But that's also why some schools are showing improved test scores, as reported in Texas and other states, after kicking out under-performing students, thus producing a false rise in test scores that has nothing to do with improved curriculums. Karen Arthur wrote: By jove, I think I agree with Harry. By kicking some out, at least we can move away from the "dumbing down" that is currently going on.
