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here is a link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/magazine/26tough.html?ei=5088&en=365daca642ddcb2f&ex=1322197200&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all kate :) Sharon Hamer wrote: >There was an article in the New York Times magazine section last Sunday (11/26) by >Paul Tough called "What it takes to make a student". I urge all of you to read >that (its available through many magazine databases). > >I had no idea about one aspect of No Child. States are allowed to set the >standards for what proficient means in the standardized state testing, and they >are lowering those standards drastically in order to have more students qualify as >proficient. Here is a quote: > >"The most malignant element of the original law was that it required all states to >achieve proficiency but then allowed each state to define proficiency for itself. >It took state governments a couple of years to realize just what that meant, but >now they have caught on--and many of them are engaged in an ignoble competition to >see which state can demand the least of its students. At the head of this pack >right now is Mississippi, which has declared 89 percent of its fourth-grade >students to be proficient readers, the highest percentage, while in fact, the >National Assessment of Educational Progress shows that only 18 percent of >Mississippi fourth graders know how to read at an appropriate level--the second >lowest score of any state. In the past year, Arizona, Maryland, Ohio, North >Dakota, and Idaho all followed Mississippi's lead and slashed their standards to >label uneducated students educated." > >You don't need to respond to me, but please make this known in your communities. > >Sharon Hamer >Librarian >Hyde School >Woodstock, Ct. 06281 >860-963-4726 > > >HYDE >Preparation for Life > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- >Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. >To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu >In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL >3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- Kate Gallion Librarian ~ Teacher Project MORE H.S. Tucson, AZ 85719 cag02@earthlink.net http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/Alternative_Ed/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------