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mopinko

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14. could it be that they just dont "teach to the test"?

Sat Sep 27, 2014, 10:04 AM

Sep 2014

they do the kinds of teaching that everyone loves but the test makers?
education advocates seem to all decry the crush of testing on education, but then want charter schools to exceed the norms of the very same tests, just to justify their existence.

when they develop a testing scheme that can test the behavioral improvement of the kids who go to schools that deal with that, and they judge the output and performances of the kids in the art and music schools, and judge the downward facing dog of the kids at namaste charter,
then you can start talking about charters and tests.

till that happens, this is rank hypocrisy.

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Why Don�t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools? [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

Well we know they are doing a bang-up job Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #1

Nailed it. ctsnowman Sep 2014 #4

Absolutely Brainstormy Sep 2014 #6

Yes, there is that, the one thing that's undeniably true about charters. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #12

Yes, that's the problem. tecelote Sep 2014 #15

There may be more data than the current version of charter schools want to reveal.... Sancho Sep 2014 #2

Excellent observations Thespian2 Sep 2014 #8

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #3

Same reason it so hard to get real data on gun violence... Wounded Bear Sep 2014 #5

Kicked and recommended. This is enough to make you sick. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #7

Only 2 changes I would make with public schools yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #9

You're on to something tooeyeten Sep 2014 #11

actually there are a lot of changes that need to be made, but they need to be made liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #21

In 40 years tooeyeten Sep 2014 #10

Well said, you've nailed it! mountain grammy Sep 2014 #13

Thank you with tooeyeten Sep 2014 #17

The new American workforce, don't ask questions, lucky to have a job.. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #19

could it be that they just dont "teach to the test"? mopinko Sep 2014 #14

The charter school movement is sulphurdunn Sep 2014 #16

Because they're not real schools. Orsino Sep 2014 #18

Those of us who could benefit from both a working public school system and an alternative, liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #20