Re: police called due to unruly SOL test taker
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Children are left behind
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Date: June 03, 2016 06:14PM
Working in a school has opened my eyes to No Child left behind.
If the school must pass accreditation, highly qualified staff put in the effort with the students that will pass. Or double the effort at teaching students that contribute to bonus credits. ( ethnic students or ELL).
For the kids that should b getting extra help, if they generally underscore on tests, they Will get Left behind.
Take the standardized test emphasis away. I'd rather teach all students what they need to learn, than teach to the test.
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> VA used to be more into rapid certification WITH
> apprenticeship - a time honored system of "getting
> things right and getting more done"
>
> it was in the mid 90's that the "teachers union"
> upped pay and demanded everyone sit around for
> general science studies
>
> it can probably be proven the apprenticeship
> system is far more effective
>
> you really dont need to sit around solving
> scientific book problems beyond HS (or even finish
> HS) to be a great builder/worker
>
> unless your going to need to CREATE NEW SCIENCE as
> part of your job (and expect anyone to go fund you
> to do it on their time): ie, production chemist,
> doctor, engineer, proffesor of physics, etc
>
> the fact is there aren't too few nurses there are
> too many "almost a doctor but not good enough"
> people as a result of the new system, still too
> few doctors, and still too few "grunts that aren't
> ripping you off or cant do the job right".