Nclb

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<p>while nclb does have a LOT of problems, I think it’s sub-group testing is a plus, if handled correctly.</p>

<p>Utah is a case in point…according to recent news reports, their hispanic subgroup is short of proficiency, yet they are suing the feds to get out of trying to bring that group up to proficiency…the Ed Director said it would cost too much.</p>

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<p>Are we afraid to admit a normal distribution?</p>

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<p>I think that’s the problem – as I indicated above, most of the states rely on norm-referenced tests, so practically speaking, it’s like a dog chasing its tail to have a goal of 100% proficiency. As soon as the numbers started shifting in the way the schools wanted (if hypothetically they could), the tests would have to be renormed.</p>

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<p>I mean Bell’s. </p>

<p>?Maybe hs for everyone is more than we really need? A system that ends at 9th grade level/age 15 is perhaps adequate. For those who want to go further can do so at magnet schools or at CC to get a GED.
my comment:
Does our society of any society need more than the knowledge of reading,writing, arithmetic? I would agree that more skills and knowledge is important to an individual but to everyone? I see college educated people who are just as more ignorant as an recent immigrant when it comes to money matters, and those JOB have more practical knowledge than with higher education & technically trained.</p>