At 09:11 AM 11/21/01 -0600, Michael Atherton wrote: >kathy kosnoff wrote: > >> Atherton writes (and writes and writes): >> "Let's bring this tread back to issues. I've made a number of proposals >> which no one has commented on......" >> >> ~Time for some self-reflection here, Mr. Atherton. Why do you suppose no >> one responds? Could it be that most others posting on this Forum re >> education and other issues are more interested in constructive exchanges? > >I have some good news for the Minneapolis School Board and Ms. Kosnoff, >I'm job hunting out of state this year and if ya'll are lucky you won't have Mike Atherton >to kick you around next year. I'm sure that many of you will think that Minneapolis >will be the better for it.
Hi Folks I'd like to say thank you to Mike Atherton for his post explaining regression models, and why he was concerned about the research Audrey Johnson cited. I for one will miss Atherton's posts should he move out of the state. I don't always agree with Atherton, but he is an independent thinker -- and I think we need more independent thinkers in Minneapolis. I personally don't think the school board members themselves need to be statistics experts. However, they should not be afraid to ask questions of the school staff that gives them the research. Studies that are peer reviewed should be taken more seriously than those put out by a computer company for example. I would take a "study" published by Apple Computer about the use of computers in schools with the same skepticism, I would take the information provided by the Minnesota Family Council on homosexuality. Eva Eva Young Central _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
