pawnman
February 12th, 2006, 11:48 AM
http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/02/10/parents.vs.teachers.ap/index.html
One passage caught my attention in particular:
On testing, the poll found teachers are much more likely than parents to say standardized exams get too much emphasis. Yet most parents and teachers agree testing has weakened the ability of educators to give individual attention to students.
Dottie Hungerford is one of those parents.
"I don't see where the testing is going to come in handy for 90 percent of students down the line," said Hungerford, a truck loader from Syracuse, New York. "For science-minded kids taking English tests, I don't think they care where the period goes when you are up in space."
Speaking of English, teachers cite it as the one subject students should study more in school. Parents disagree, but not by much. They put English second, behind math.
No, they may not care up in space. But if your kid wants to get into space, he or she will need a well-written proposal to get a space on the shuttle in the first place.
One passage caught my attention in particular:
On testing, the poll found teachers are much more likely than parents to say standardized exams get too much emphasis. Yet most parents and teachers agree testing has weakened the ability of educators to give individual attention to students.
Dottie Hungerford is one of those parents.
"I don't see where the testing is going to come in handy for 90 percent of students down the line," said Hungerford, a truck loader from Syracuse, New York. "For science-minded kids taking English tests, I don't think they care where the period goes when you are up in space."
Speaking of English, teachers cite it as the one subject students should study more in school. Parents disagree, but not by much. They put English second, behind math.
No, they may not care up in space. But if your kid wants to get into space, he or she will need a well-written proposal to get a space on the shuttle in the first place.