Riduculous! I used to live in Austin, but it wasn't this bad. I know that principals are under the gun. Wouldn't be one for all the $$ in the world.
-----Original Message----- From: Laura Cannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group' <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:07 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] state tests going too far Here is a headline from my town-where a single test can lead us: Teachers say principal threatened to kill them if TAKS test scores didn't improve Web Posted: 03/26/2008 05:19 PM CDT Roger Croteau Express-News NEW BRAUNFELS -- A middle school principal threatened to kill a group of science teachers if their students did not improve their standardized test scores, according to a complaint filed with the New Braunfels Police Department. I don't teach at this school or in this school district-but our principals let it be known that their evaluations are based solely on their TAKS scores. _______________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
