-=> On 01-30-98  16:29, Michael Mcsorley did testify and affirm <=-
-=> to All concerning useless test? <=-
 MM> This is what DAVID had to say to MIKE regarding Libertarian Party...
 
 DH> In Mississippi high school juniors are required to take a
 DH> functional literacy exam(FLE). This examination tests the
 DH> kids ability to function on an eighth grade level. Problem
 DH> is, about 25% of the kids fail the test, and schools have
 DH> started giving FLE prep classes! 
 MM> Does anyone have any ideas as to how we can test our
 MM> schools without this kind of nonsense?!! 
The tests or the prep classes? I think that tests showing
the student's (and the school's) ranking in comparison with
other students and schools are quite valuable. 
 MM> Prep classes for standardized tests completely defeat the
 MM> purpose! 
Not only that - they are unethical and constitute
malfeasance on the part of the administrators and teachers
who create them.
 MM> The prep class that should have prepared these students for
 MM> the test is called EIGHTH GRADE! Why are these kids almost
 MM> done with high school?
That only goes to show the power of the educrats and their
union - they couldn't stop student testing, but they could
make it essentially irrelevant.
How 'bout we base medical licensure boards on the
baccalaureate studies rather than medical school? That's
only 4 years difference.
 MM> AUGH! And people are screaming for COMPUTERS! Kids should
 MM> learn how to friggin' READ FIRST!!!!!! 
Well, that's the key to the educrat's defense. If you
continually change the rules and the techniques, you can
never be blamed for a poor outcome - you just point at the
changes and blame disruptive, untried techniques.
... Clinton Sandwich:   $5 worth of Baloney, $20 tax.
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