I had to read this article for my Anthro. class, and thought it was kind of interesting. Just thought I would leave it up here if anyone needed/wanted to read it.
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/Computing/Articles+ResearchPapers/gender-swapping
-Under the “State Involvement” section, I want to include PA’s specific policy about state assesments, the PSSAs, and what rewards/punishments are in place for preformance on the test. This will tie into my case study at the end of the paper becasue it is about a PA school district.
-In the “problems with the test” […]
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Although this quotation is opinionated, the issues raised in it are valid. For all children to score within the top twenty-fifth percentile is far out of reach. Only then, would the teaching of “advanced subjects” be able to occur. Is this going to happen in less than twelve years? Will every […]
Mallory Malesky
2 November 2007
Research Essay Draft
ENGL 202 – 9:05 am
Dr. Sherwood
Teaching For The Test, But Not For Tomorrow
No Child Left Behind
“The purpose of this title is to ensure that all children have a fair, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and read, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and […]