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PDJane

(10,103 posts)

1. This stuff is ridiculous.

Reply to Luminous Animal (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2012, 07:32 PM

May 2012

Uniform testing helps the mediocre teacher and leaves the really, really good ones in the lurch. I find it an outrage, because you're losing the teachers who would make a difference.

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The worst eighth-grade math teacher in New York City [View all] Luminous Animal May 2012 OP

This stuff is ridiculous. PDJane May 2012 #1

It's time to start calling this what it is: The purposeful destruction of public schools Doremus May 2012 #2

I'm so curious about this myself... nenagh May 2012 #10

+1 TomClash May 2012 #11

+1000 Bozita May 2012 #14

While it is possible she is not a good teacher bluestateguy May 2012 #3

I'm curious, what are your qualifications to evaluate her lesson plans or her classroom style? 11 Bravo May 2012 #4

That is a very good question. Luminous Animal May 2012 #8

I'm not going to go down that rabbit hole right now bluestateguy May 2012 #9

Her principal says that she is an excellent teacher Luminous Animal May 2012 #5

Why go down that road? TomClash May 2012 #12

Did you read the story? She's anything but a bad teacher. Her score is *totally* the result HiPointDem May 2012 #15

... xchrom May 2012 #6

The education system should be changed - it's useless Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #7

That is a RW meme Doremus May 2012 #17

not RW meme - if other countries are better than us Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #21

hey, we don't do this for police or elected officials. Suji to Seoul May 2012 #13

Angry rec. progressoid May 2012 #16

Ya know, they do this in baseball malthaussen May 2012 #18

It is pseudo-science to cover for the privatization of education. Starry Messenger May 2012 #19

All the GOP wants to do is humiliate and demean teachers WI_DEM May 2012 #20