tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502793521633479045.post6977520226905627811..comments2018-05-21T22:37:20.264-07:00Comments on Writer Crews: Education - CA vs.OR Math StandardsWriter Crewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00211295294152315573noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502793521633479045.post-58283796199128244632011-03-01T21:05:07.419-08:002011-03-01T21:05:07.419-08:00I love the conversation. :)
I don't think it&...I love the conversation. :)<br />I don't think it's a worthy goal if there isn't a "reach" involved. Lowering standards seems to me like quiting. I have worked with some students 3 grade levels below their grade and I expect them to reach standard. If it doesn't happen, well, I've worked my fanny off teaching them as close as possible to that point. And they know I believed they could, and will. So far, I think it's worked to rally the students to their fullest potential. But then, I'm an optimist.Writer Crewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211295294152315573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502793521633479045.post-36146403628153445902011-02-27T11:22:44.690-08:002011-02-27T11:22:44.690-08:00Here's a question: which is better? To excel ...Here's a question: which is better? To excel at lowly set standards, or to under perform when the bar is set high? It's easy to simply look at results without any comparison of the tests that formed the data. It takes a little more time to dig into and understand why some states "suffer" in education. I myself would rather have my children and students reaching for the stars rather than pole vaulting a hurdle. I'm just sayin'. ;)<br />~AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502793521633479045.post-75770992526228735432011-02-26T20:45:18.009-08:002011-02-26T20:45:18.009-08:00I read an article about this topic awhile ago. If ...I read an article about this topic awhile ago. If I remember correctly, once NCLB went into law, standards could not be changed. That is the reason CA appears as if its schools are low performing. Nobody seems to know this and I'm not sure why this information isn't more widespread. I guess it's easier for the press to pick on CA rather than do the difficult job of adjusting scores to compare to the highest state standards. Very frustrating. However, I personally feel ours are too high, especially in math. <br />-NicoleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821677223068649404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6502793521633479045.post-80322130702629740382011-02-26T15:05:12.888-08:002011-02-26T15:05:12.888-08:00Hey, you! Saw the link to your blog in FB and hop...Hey, you! Saw the link to your blog in FB and hopped over. <br />I loved some of your poetry. =)<br />much love from your cousin, Beccabeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655632527260925099noreply@blogger.com