Dave, I was unable to get to the article.
Lori On 7/24/07 8:59 PM, "Dave Middlebrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've had a few off-line replies -- very nice, thankyou -- but this is going > nowhere on the listserv. I thought it worth a second try. Given all the > conversation recently on points related to this subject, I was surprised > that there hasn't been a flurry of interest here. OK. So it's from the > Financial Times, Not an education publication. All the more reason to > check it out: See yourselves from a different angle! Get some new schema! > > There are more connections to education in this article than you can count > with all your fingers and toes (go ahead and count them). In this piece, > you have the business-side validation of what all of you have been saying > for so long: testing has a role to play, but high stakes testing is simply a > bad idea; canned programs serve a function, but they are not a path to > excellence; when you hire professionals, don't hand them scripts. It's all > here. It's brief. It's eloquent. It's authoritative. And it's true. So > what more could you want? Read it. It will make your day. > > Here's the link again: > http://www.ft.com/cms/s/351ec946-392b-11dc-ab48-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false. > html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F351ec946-392b-11dc-ab48-0 > 000779fd2ac.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fbusinesslife > > Dave Middlebrook > The Textmapping Project > A resource for teachers improving reading comprehension skills instruction. > www.textmapping.org | Please share this site with your colleagues! > USA: (609) 771-1781 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
