I agree, I read online that Obama is planning to meet with several CEO's from across the country to discuss changes in education. Shouldn't he be meeting with lifelong educators who truely have the children in mind not polictics.
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 4:42 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > Wendy, the people making the educational decisions in America today are not > educators. I could say much, much more (and have) but that's truly the bottom > line. > > Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless > > -----Original message----- > From: Wendy Robertson <[email protected]> > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jul 21, 2011 21:30:03 GMT+00:00 > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] State Assessment > > In my opinion and in a word--NO. I am from Canada and I am always baffled > with the assessment policies and practices in the States. I work in an IB > school so often come down to the States for training and hear American > teachers bemoan the standardized testing they are mandated to do. I think > with our knowledge of how the brain works and how we learn there should be > multiple ways of showing their knowledge. I apologize if I don't understand > the philosophy of the testing, but I work in a very different system--anyway > I still think a State mandated assessment should not be an absolute ticket > or barrier to post secondary education. > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Denise Diana Saddler" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 12:24 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [MOSAIC] State Assessment > >> Hi everyone, >> >> As I read our class book, “The Shame of the Nation” by Kozol there are >> many statements and questions about the state mandated assessments and >> what is the true cause behind the state assessment(s). I recognized in >> today’s society that many students who take the state assessment end up >> with a stigma attach to them. The stigma attached is either you are smart >> and will continue on with a productive live as a student or you are dumb >> and will probably be a drop-out. The thing about the state assessment is; >> it is only as good as the ways the results are utilize and corrections are >> implemented for the child. The problem however is that many state >> assessments are causing today’s high school children to give up on >> college. Children have to pass the state assessment and if they do not >> then instead of getting a high school diploma they received a certificate >> of completion. Many parents who are unaware of this are of the minority >> group, these parents did see their child walk across the stage and in >> there mind there child did graduate only to find out that their child did >> complete all required course for high school but did not pass the state >> assessment. College and universities all have petition forms that students >> may fill out to prove why they should enter a program even although they >> have not pass a required assessment, so why is a petition not available >> for children who just cannot pass the state assessment but demonstrated >> great success with the required high school course work. My question is >> should a state mandated assessment stop a child from going to college even >> although he or she has successfully completed all required high school >> course work? >> >> Denise Saddler >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Troy Fredde _______________________________________________ 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
