The biggest issue I have with the No Child Left Behind legislation is its heavy emphasis on standardized testing. The basic premise of the law is that if the kids can’t pass a test then the school is failing, and then that school gets punished with budget cuts that make it fall even more...
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Archive for April, 2009
Another reason to hate NCLB
The bane and boon of close neighbor(hood)s
When Jennifer and I were looking to buy a house, we knew that our search criteria put location as a high priority. Downtown Hopkins has a multitude of amenitites within walking distance, is a brief commute for my wife, and is connected to Minneapolis by frequent mass transit. Add to that the pre-WWII housing...
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What fresh new hell is this?
Okay, so I stole the title from The Same Rowdy Crowd, but it’s a good title. It’s fresh, it’s new, and I could just as well be putting you through an unimaginable amount of hell if you happen to follow this blog. The thought is that I have some belief that I may have...
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