true we are definitely heading in the other direction s. isaac dealey writes:
> That would be a lot better... > > Unfortunately it'll never fly in the science-is-god American culture where only > things that can be counted count and everything that counts _must_ be counted. > > Original Message ----------------------- > Unless it is mandated by someone else. Which, on second glance, it seems to > be. Although perhaps there is rough justice that people are losing jobs > over failing arbitrary tests after failing schoolchildren in class over not > passing arbitrary tests. > > Better yet would be getting rid of the arbitrary tests however, and > assessing employees on how they are performing and students on how they are > learning. > > Dana > > William H Bowen writes: > > > Wait a minute... it smacks of hypocracy *unless* it's one of those > > "mandated tests we hear so much about"? > > > > It smacks of hypocrisy precisely *because* he failed it and it is a > > "mandated [test] we hear so much about." > > > > It is a requirement for him to do his job and he should pass it. Period. > > Exclamation point? > > > > ^_^ > > > > will > > > > Dana Tierney wrote: > > > > >Well it seems to me that if his English was all that broken he would not > > >have made it to superintendant. There are a good many fluent or native > > >English speakers, possibly including me, who could not pass a test on > > >formal grammar in English, because we have not had to learn it. Are you > > >really clear on when to use me and when to use I? The "correct" answer does > > >correspond to idiomatic English. Same thing with which and that. However, > > >if the guy has been suspending teachers over this and he can't pass it > > >himself, that smells of hypocrisy unless this is one of those mandated > > >tests we are seeing so much of. Personally I am opposed to high-stakes > > >testing, especially for children, but this is just another instance of its > > >idiocies. > > > > > >Mind you you get no argument from me on the quality public schools ... even > > >the best are far more concerned with keeping students' behavior in line > > >than they are in academics. > > > > > >Dana > > > > > >Heald, Tim writes: > > > > > > > > > > > >>The guy said he had problems with the rules of English, because it was his > > >>second language. > > >> > > >>I don't want him in charge of my son's school district. This is why my sons > > >>will both be attending private schools. > > >> > > >>Timothy Heald > > >>Information Systems Specialist > > >>Overseas Security Advisory Council > > >>U.S. Department of State > > >>571.345.2235 > > >> > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:55 PM > > >>To: CF-Community > > >>Subject: Re: Re: Exciting.... > > >> > > >> > > >>I don't think not passing the test means he is incompetent I think it means > > >>the test isnt measuring what it is supposed to measure. > > >> > > >>Dana > > >> > > >>s. isaac dealey writes: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>How does an incompetent person get a 6 figure government job? ... > > >>> > > >>>Original Message ----------------------- > > >>>Hmm, it ought to kill the superintendent, not you. > > >>>Well, his job anyway... > > >>>/Ben > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>This kills me. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/03/superintendent.test.ap/index.html > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
