Then you'll have to tell them -won't you? It's easier to tell your local administrators than someone way off in Washington, D.C. who is imposing a one-size-fits-all policy.
Bob at PC
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From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] on behalf of Paul Lulai [plulai@stanthony.k12.mn.us]
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 9:16 PM
To: bernardcleyet@redshift.com; phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu; ncnaapt@yahoogroups.com; ptsos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] NCLB: End It, Don't Mend It
One of the things that we need to encourage to be included.... The.ability for federal funding to go to colleges and universities to be used to offer proffesional development for k-12 teachers.
My understanding is the current proposal doesn't allow for this. It assumes my administrators will know what professional development a physics teacher needs.
Paul Lulai
Physics Teacher
St Anthony Village Senior High
3303 33rd Ave
St Anthony Village MN 55418
(w) 612-706-1146
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From: "Bernard Cleyet" <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 30, 2011 3:36 pm
Subject: [Phys-l] NCLB: End It, Don't Mend It
To: "Forum for Physics Educators" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>, "NorCal AAPT e-mail list" <ncnaapt@yahoogroups.com>, "NewTeacherWorkshop" <PTSOS@yahoogroups.com>
"Most people now recognize that NCLB is a train wreck. Its mandates have imposed on American public education an unhealthy obsession with standardized testing.
It has incentivized cheating, as we have seen in the well-publicized cheating scandals in Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.
It has encouraged states to game the system, as we saw in New York state, where the state tests were made easier and more predictable so as to bolster the number of children who reached "proficiency."
It has narrowed the curriculum; many districts and schools have reduced or eliminated time for the arts, physical education, and other non-tested subjects.
It has caused states to squander billions of dollars on testing and test preparation, while teachers are laid off and essential services slashed. Now we will squander millions more on test security to detect cheating."
More:
NCLB: End It, Don't Mend It - Bridging Differences - Education Week