Re: [Phys-l] Reading PER literature

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

This * is especially disturbing in the lite of the result of NCLB.  This 
am's Morning Show [KPFA & KFCF] included a discussion on std. tests **, 
NCLB, etc.  One of the guests claimed NCLB's purpose was to destroy 
public ed.  [Typical comment from the People's Republic of Berkeley 
Radio.]  Unfortunately, GK lost her keys so I didn't hear his argument.  
Fortunately, the show is archived and probably available later today.


http://www.kpfa.org/archives/index.php?show=24


** One claimed result is reduction of Social Studies and even Science 
classes.

bc

John Clement wrote:

> Well Shayer & Adey compared using standard tests, and not school grades, so
> ...
>  
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> * If this capability is not used by all of us to try to improve physics and
> science education, then we may end up with an outside agency measuring our
> students and whipping us the way teachers in public primary and secondary
> schools are being whipped by high stakes testing.
>
> John M. Clement
> Houston, TX
>
>  
>
> > I, of course, should not have equated grades w/goodness.  Rephrased:
> > Students from some schools uniformly when transferring obtain better
> > grades at the receiving school, from others worse, and finally, about ...
> >    
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