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"Leave No Teacher Standing"
A phrase I heard today during Parent - Teachers Conference describing the Presidents Education Program. I have a first and fourth grader.
Although both teachers I met were strong Democrats and quite pissed about the Education Secretary calling their union a "terrorist organization" they did make some valid points.
1. The test is 4 hours long, five days in a row. This is an incredible amount of time for me to sit still and concentrate, much less my 10 year old son.
2. Two students who just arrived from Russia have never attended school and will test in this group. Thus pulling the collective score down. Funding is based on these scores.
I have not kept up with this, but hoped maybe some of you might have some input.
What do you think about it?
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