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YvonneCa

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32. He is. That's part of the reason why I am glad...

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #30)

Mon Mar 26, 2012, 01:48 PM

Mar 2012

...educators are debating this, at least in the social media. The debate educates those who are unaware about how things really work (or don't work) in public schools.

Sadly, I have to include Arne Duncan and the President in that group...

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Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation [View all] Julian Englis Mar 2012 OP

When you threaten teachers with their jobs over the all important standardized test bluestateguy Mar 2012 #1

Wait, it's more complicated than that. uberblonde Mar 2012 #3

that was bound to happen. PatrynXX Mar 2012 #2

Lie Your Way To Success - Everybody's doing it! socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #4

Yup. Trickle down cheating starts at the top echelons of this country, avaistheone1 Mar 2012 #19

Cheating is the new American Way. fasttense Mar 2012 #21

When your community's school will be shut down otherwise bhikkhu Mar 2012 #25

districts have been cheating on tests for years... Sancho Mar 2012 #5

In Texas, you hit the trifecta! Students, teachers, and districts ALL need good scores! mbperrin Mar 2012 #7

No more school "tests". Trillo Mar 2012 #6

How come Obama, Duncan and Gates weren't smart enough to see that this would happen? n/t Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #8

Everyone saw this coming with Bush's NCLB ed killer. nt valerief Mar 2012 #12

Sure, but Obama, et al made the situation exponentially more disastrous.... Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #14

How did he make the states' ed policies more disastrous? valerief Mar 2012 #24

In this fashion: Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #27

Thanks. nt valerief Mar 2012 #31

I think the wrong people have his ear... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #28

Can't hurt to hope. But he sure is off to a slow start. ( Paraphrasing.... Smarmie Doofus Mar 2012 #30

He is. That's part of the reason why I am glad... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #32

...where all the children are above average enki23 Mar 2012 #9

You used to get thrown out of school for cheating CanonRay Mar 2012 #10

"Change is good." Igel Mar 2012 #23

They must be using the old Diebold voting machines to score the tests. nt valerief Mar 2012 #11

Good one... YvonneCa Mar 2012 #29

Atlanta is motivated to spread the blame. kwassa Mar 2012 #13

If they used it to identify best teaching styles socialindependocrat Mar 2012 #26

Well, now... chervilant Mar 2012 #15

Thank you. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2012 #18

I'm not sure about "cheating our children" Enrique Mar 2012 #16

That was the mistake I made Turbineguy Mar 2012 #17

And where is the analysis of the accuracy of voting results? underpants Mar 2012 #20

Well at least the kids are being taught what it takes to succeed in today's teabag world lunatica Mar 2012 #22