Its just for one year, Texas cant get rid of its assessment program
its federally mandated and also required under Texas law.
On 8/23/14, Staar math is suspended wrote:
> If it makes you feel better, just released Friday August 22nd,
> google staar math suspended this coming year for students in
> grades 3-8. They are not required to pass it ------- someone in
> May was able to reach state legislatures and alert them of
> cirriculmn errors.
>
>
> 8/23/14, Two Cents wrote:
>> You are exactly correct! What is happening, though, is
> parents
>> are pulling their CSCOPE babies out of public school for a
>> variety of choices that are out there: homeschool, private,
> and
>> charters. Until the dumba$$ policy makers figure out that
> they
>> are killing public school and that the only students they will
>> have in 10-15 years at this rate are special-ed and low
> socio-
>> economic, the public school system is doomed. Affordable
>> private schools that use classic, proven curriculums are
>> popping up everywhere. While many of the private schools
> are
>> affiliated with churches, it's obvious that many parents are
>> fleeing the Common Core/CSCOPE problems that are
> plaguing Texas
>> Public Schools. Look at the new 4th grade math TEKS! It's
> as if
>> whoever makes this stuff up is purposely sabotaging Texas
>> Public Schools. The policymakers have really screwed
> public
>> education up with everything from CSCOPE, TEKS
> overload, and
>> STAAR. It's all crap now.
>>
>> On 8/21/14, CSCOPE babies wrote:
>>> The CSCOPE babies are now coming up the grades and
> the upper
>>> level teachers are wondering why the students count on
> their
>>> fingers when they do simple math, can't write a cohesive
>>> sentence and can't read. That's OK. We can hire more
> coaches
>>> to fix the teachers instead of additional teachers to reduce
>>> class sizes.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/21/14, Me wrote:
>>>> On 7/02/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>> CSCOPE hasnt and isnt going down, I've written a
> number
>>>>> of
>>>> times
>>>>> before that CSCOPE, TRS, CC, whatever you call it is
>>>>> never
>>>> going
>>>>> away. If its not one curriculum system it will be
>>>>> another.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do remember, and no one listens to a few parents.
> Youre
>>>>> just practicing "act as if", you act like a few parents
>>>>> matter, in the
>>>> hopes
>>>>> that it will broaden your message, but I work ina
>>>>> classroom a
>>>> real
>>>>> classroom with real kids, and not a single admin I know
>>>>> cares
>>>> what
>>>>> some parent who knows nothing about education and
>>>>> teaching thinks, they just want the parent to go away.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/01/14, true PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>> You didn't see CSCOPE going down either. Remember
> your
>>>> early
>>>>>> posts about how no one would listen to a few parents,
>>>>>> etc. I
>>>> do
>>>>>> agree that $$$ rides on convincing the public that
>>>>>> teachers
>>>> are
>>>>>> incompetent and need to be reigned in--isn't that what
>>>>>> you say too?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7/01/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>>> I just dont see this revolution your talking about. Its
>>>>>>> a tea
>>>>>> party
>>>>>>> movement of extremists who this that hype is a
>>>>>>> substitute for substance. This idea that all will fail
>>>>>>> and teachers will go
>>>>>> back to
>>>>>>> closing their door and being trusted to educate
>>>>>>> students is a fallacy, there is more money to be had
> by
>>>>>>> enterprise when teachers are made to look
> incompetent
>>>>>>> or untrustworthy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 7/01/14, that's right wrote:
>>>>>>>> To bring fed led ed and Common Core into the
> school,
>>>> there
>>>>>>>> had to be patsies. They needed some pushers to
> buy
>>>>>>>> into CSCope/Common Core to put the structure in
> place
>>>>>>>> of teachers all forced onto the same page to
>>>>>>>> turnaround schools. So they teased principals and
>>>>>>>> superintendents with grant money. All of the admins
>>>>>>>> that pushed CSCOPE
>>>> had
>>>>>>>> stars in their eyes thinking they were going to ride
>>>>>>>> the rocket to the top. The big plan for transformation
>>>>>>>> is a takeover where principals/supt's are ultimately
>>>>>>>> to be replaced. All of PsyGuy's buddies are going to
>>>>>>>> be kicked to the curb and his little piece of the
>>>>>>>> ivory towel will crumble. The transformation
>>>>>>>> billionaires think PsyGuy is just like all of us
>>>>>>>> teachers-- worthless in the grand scheme of things.
>>>>>>>> PsyGuy is hanging onto the shreds of
>>>> the
>>>>>>>> old power guard and he thinks the castle is still
>>>>>>>> standing. All the while, they are swarming in the
> back
>>>>>>>> door.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 7/01/14, Me wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 6/29/14, PsyGuy wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> They havent done anythiong, the audit doesnt
> mean
>>>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>>>> Its not getting rid of CSCOPE, and it hasnt done
>>>>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>>> Its
>>>>>>>>>> nothing more than a report.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 6/17/14, Ginger Russell wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> As a CSCOPE Whistle blower I am jumping up
> and
>>>> down
>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>> joy in regard to the audit. Let's just call it
>>>>>>>>>>> VINDICATION. TEXAS EDUCATION SERVICE
>>>>>>>>> CENTERS are
>>>>>>>>>> jumping
>>>>>>>>>>> ship right and left. I guess they never thought
>>>>>>>>>>> they thievery would be exposed. Very few
> Texans
>>>>>>>>>>> even
>>>> knew
>>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>>>> Texas Education Service Centers until
> CSCOPE....
>>>> GOES
>>>>>>>>> TO
>>>>>>>>>>> TELL YOU WHAT THE GRASSROOTS CAN
> DO.
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