Re: Closing the Achievement Gap

[Rick Tarara <rbtarara@SPRYNET.COM>]

I'd want the statistics from fully integrated schools of different
social/economic status.  I'd also want to hear (I do hear since my wife
teaches in such a school) from a good cross section of these teachers who
are indicated to be the problem.  When the average reading level for 8th
graders in a middle income, fully integrated school is at the 4th grade
level, I am not going to be too quick to believe this is because the
students haven't been challenged.  The report has a strong 'political
philosophy' tone to my reading.

Rick

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Uretsky" <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Closing the Achievement Gap


> Well, it makes a nice brief for a point of view, assuming that the facts
> are as stated.  When I see a piece of advocacy like this I always wonder
> if there is a credible adversarial viewpoint.
>                                 Regards,
>                                         Jack
>
>
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Aaron Titus wrote:
>
> > Yesterday I read the following article that was VERY enlightening and
> > motivating in regards to raising the achievement levels of minority and
> > low-income students. I thought I'd share it with you.
> >
> > http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/0103/haycock.html
> >
> > AT
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> > Dr. Aaron Titus
> > Department of Physics
> > 316 Marteena Hall
> > North Carolina A&T State University
> > Greensboro, NC  27411
> >
> > Email:  titus@mailaps.org
> > Phone: (336) 334-7646
> > Fax:   (336) 256-0815
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