i guess it gets back to the golden rule.... he who has
the gold rules.

--- [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Well educational testing is big business. You'd be
> surprised how test
> publishers control our schools. Scary that some
> egghead college professors sit
> aroound determining what ours kids will be taught. A
> friend of mine here in Austin
> makes millions publishing competency tests. A lot of
> power there.
>
> Bobby
> judy is adamant about being against this act.
> like i said there has got to be a better way.
>
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> >    I just did a paper on testing and education and
> I
> > was disgusted by =
> > how education is being degraded in an effort to
> make
> > the scores to keep =
> > the Feds $'s. Did you know one special population
> > child not passing the =
> > test can mean the whole school fails?  Then they
> > blame the =
> > teachers.........=20
> >
> >                                           Trisha
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:42 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [DGV] Halting Progress for the
> Disabled
> > (fwd)
> >
> >
> > i am afraid it is too late to not get you started.
> > by
> > the way "no child left behind" was mainly written
> by
> > Ted Kennedy (and bought off on by bush)and
> > definately
> > something i was against. i am not against
> education
> > at
> > all, but, this bill was not the way to go.
> >
> > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > > Oh, don't even get me started.  I live in a
> double
> > > Bush state.  Talk about a
> > > bunch of unfunded mandates.  Schools are so
> bogged
> > > down with the minimally
> > > funded No Child Left Behind act, that special
> > > education has become even more
> > > of a fight for the children I work with.
> > >
> > >
> > > Beth, Kat, Cindy and Gary,
> > >
> > >
> > >     Bush has been a disaster for social service
> > > programs. The deficit, the
> > > war and many other "urgent programs" are
> siphoning
> > > billions away from human
> > > social programs. The only reason he funded "No
> > Child
> > > Left Behind" is to have
> > > something Laura could work toward.It's all about
> > > oil. There is no coincidence oil
> > > is $50 a barrel! All the $ desiignated for the
> > > disabled and others is now
> > > funneled to the war on terror, which we are
> losing
> > > in an absurd, stupid and
> > > expensive way.
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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