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Hello all: two questions.

a) A friend of mine teaches middle school and says that a
lot oh you don't like No Child Left Behind. Why is this?
Isn't it good to have a gauge by which to measure your
effectiveness as a teacher?

b) He also told me that, at least at the school where he
works, you have to join the teacher's union or you can't
work there. Isn't this a little weird, considering that he
is essentially being forced to join what is at best a
political lobby group?

Thanks. I wanted to hear from some other teachers about
this stuff.
Teachr /blockquote>

On 11/06/04, Nick wrote:
> Hello all: two questions.
>
> a) A friend of mine teaches middle school and says that a
> lot oh you don't like No Child Left Behind. Why is this?
> Isn't it good to have a gauge by which to measure your
> effectiveness as a teacher?

I gauge my eff...See More
Nov 6, 2004
pardon me /blockquote>

On 11/06/04, Nick wrote:
> Hello all: two questions.
>
> a) A friend of mine teaches middle school and says that a
> lot oh you don't like No Child Left Behind. Why is this?
> Isn't it good to have a gauge by which to measure your
> effectiveness as a teacher?

it is good to ...See More
Nov 8, 2004
Ken Wheeler /blockquote>

On 11/06/04, Nick wrote:
> Hello all: two questions.
>
> a) A friend of mine teaches middle school and says that a
> lot oh you don't like No Child Left Behind. Why is this?
> Isn't it good to have a gauge by which to measure your
> effectiveness as a teacher?
>
> b) He ...See More
Oct 6, 2005
Peggy /blockquote>

Pardon Me,
You said it all simply and succinctly, and may I add, perfectly
with your statement:
"The most serious problem with testing based
educational reform is its singularity of voice, its
insistence that education be evaluated and improved in a
single way."
Run for President, and I'll vote for ...See More
Oct 7, 2005
Tx. Teacher /blockquote>

Dear K. Wheeler--
You must not be an educator. You can't water down curriculum
and expect to pass these tests. You can't be promoted if you
don't pass. In Texas, at least. You can, however, be forced to
teach to the test to the exclusion of many important things the
children should be learning otherwise.<...See More
Oct 17, 2005


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