Ann, The powers that be are not interested in high level thinking. High level thinking turns people into rebels. They are mostly interested in high test scores, which can only be gained through correct responses to literal questions with one right answer.
Renee On May 7, 2008, at 3:18 AM, Ann wrote: > I received this following announcement from the Michigan Dept of Ed. > yesterday. Interesting that they are dropping cross text > reading/responding in favor of the more literal questions to respond > to in short answer format. I'm still not sure how they think this > will promote high level thinking after reading and responding. > Ann > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. " ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ 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.
