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Standardized Testing: A Race to Nowhere | Dailycensored.com - 2 views

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    • Benjamin Caulder
      Benjamin Caulder on 17 Nov 10
       
      This right here, is scary. When the group think has permeated so deep into our cultural perception that standardized testing as they are today are beneficial that even a teacher has bought in... shudder.
    • Ashley Muniz
      Ashley Muniz on 17 Nov 10
       
      This teachers view of testing is contradictory to most educators that I have encountered. In fact many educators vehemently disagree with mandated testing and its consequences. It is a scary thought when educators believe their is benefit for students in high stakes testing.
    • Elvira Ledezma
      Elvira Ledezma on 18 Nov 10
       
      I agree Ashley; I have not heard many teachers say that standerdized testing is good. Standardized testing is lowering down the curriculum I believe.
  • Jacob Eckrich on 19 Nov 10
     
    Standardized testing cripples cirriculum. It greatly limits the scope and breadth of knowledge. In fact, true knowledge isn't even really gained from this form of education. Not to mention, the idea of a standard in nearly all other areas of society is looked down upon. For instance, say that everyone should be held to the "Christian" standard. This would cause a frenzy, as"Chrsitian" ethics are not held in esteem by all. Yet when dealing with education, the opposite is assumed.
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Teachers Gone Wild! Teachers Unions Secretly Video Taped - 4 views

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  • Justin Norris on 18 Nov 10
     
    TEACHERS GONE WILD!! VERY interesting/shocking video. Check it out. Thoughts??? Feelings???
  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    Teachers be actin'.... Wild. Seriously though, I have seen other documentaries/ newsreels of New York teacher unions... lets just say the speaker eerily reminded me of the public speaking tactics of a man whose name rhymes with Madolf Thitler. I wonder how the teachers have felt after their thoughts were exposed in this piece.
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District Summary of Fresno Unified - 1 views

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  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    In case anyone is interested in more of a local glance at the public school system, this site offers statistics on every California District by gender, ethnic backgrounds, and by math and literacy numbers.
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YouTube - Charter Schools vs. Public Schools - 1 views

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  • Evonne Villagomez on 18 Nov 10
     
    This video describes how charter schools are different from traditional public schools.
  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    This is a good comparison. It bothers me in class how many times (older) people discuss how their son or daughter's charter/ private school scores higher on test scores than clovis or fresno unified, but they fail to understand the entire system is completely different.
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Scripted Curriculum: Is It a Prescription for Success? | Childhood Education | Find Art... - 1 views

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  • commercially prepared
    • Michelle Arce
      Michelle Arce on 13 Nov 10
       
      education= "commercial." Aren't we just SOOO proud of our education system =/
    • Michelle Arce
      Michelle Arce on 18 Nov 10
       
      Reminds me of the foundations of literacy.
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Hill.qxd - Powered by Google Docs - 2 views

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  • Evonne Villagomez on 18 Nov 10
     
    okay so this link didn't work...I bookmarked it again you can now follow this link on the second post (nclb4dccharters.com).
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http://www.nclb4dccharters.com/documents/nclbcharterschools.pdf - 4 views

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  • Evonne Villagomez on 18 Nov 10
     
    This article discusses the role of NCLB in charter schools.
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Why Do We Need Technology Integration? | Edutopia - 0 views

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  • Michael Horder on 18 Nov 10
     
    This article discusses about why technology should be used in schools.
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The Pros and Cons of Charter School Systems - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associat... - 2 views

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  • Evonne Villagomez on 18 Nov 10
     
    This article gives a description of how charter schools fucntion. The article goes on to discuss the positive qualities that charter schools offer in comparison to traditional public schools.
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TeachPaperless - 0 views

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  • Michael Horder on 18 Nov 10
     
    This is an interesting blog that helps teachers have a social technology based paperless classroom. Interesting.
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State school board adopts Common Core standards - SFGate - 2 views

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  • Yet despite initial concerns that the new national academic standards would dumb down California's curriculum, state education officials said Monday that with just a few tweaks and some additional content, the new standards will give kids a stronger, more organized approach to math and English.
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A Brief History of Rhetoric and Composition - 1 views

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  • Kyle Dodson on 18 Nov 10
     
    The title is a little misleading, because it is not necessarily "brief." However, it offers a history of teaching English. In case anyone needed more of a historical background of how teaching English was developed. The article explains how the trend shifted from the teacher as an omniscient know-it-all, to a classroom focused on the students.
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Learning & Leading with Technology - 1 views

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  • Michael Horder on 16 Nov 10
     
    I have not fully explored this but it seems to be an online magazine devoted to using Tech in classrooms. It some sort of Magazine. Some really good articles in each issue.
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Making Schools Work with Hedrick Smith . School-By-School Reform . Scripted Lessons | PBS - 4 views

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  • proven methods
    • Ashley Muniz
      Ashley Muniz on 26 Oct 10
       
      I wish the article was more specific about what the "proven methods" are
  • As an experienced teacher she found the process of adopting her district’s program “humiliating and demeaning.”
    • Michelle Arce
      Michelle Arce on 16 Nov 10
       
      I totally understand why experienced teachers may feel this way. HOWEVER, this is a way for our school system to make sure that teachers are at least addressing the correct material in class.
  • Ashley Muniz on 26 Oct 10
     
    This article is about scripted lessons and teachers reactions to them
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  • ameia sarkisian on 29 Oct 10
     
    I can see how failing inner city schools, with students in the absolute worst conditions, might benefit from a scripted program. I don't agree that it's right, but I can see how one might justify the implementation of such a method when all else seems to have failed. I cringed at the end of the article when the teacher said that the scripted program "allowed for alittle bit of personality" on the teacher's part to show through... A LITTLE BIT?! Isn't the personality of the teacher that acts as an example for the students? isn't it the personality of the teacher that students "judge" right off the bat, sometimes effecting how much they choose to learn and participate in that particular class? I can't believe people actually believe our whole nation, which is SUPPOSED to be a diverse melting pot of people and experience, should adopt this rigid and inflexible curriculum method.
  • Ashley Muniz on 05 Nov 10
     
    I agree that direct instruction may help some students but I feel like a scripted lesson denies the individuality of the students and the teacher. These types of lessons tell you how to conduct the lesson word for word as well as how to answer students' questions. I feel like this takes all creativity out of teaching and turns the teacher into a robot. These systems are also meant to "teacher-proof" the classroom so that even bad teacher can "teach" as long as they know how to read.
  • ameia sarkisian on 05 Nov 10
     
    Wow and the scripted curriculum even tells the teacher how to answer questions?! If school, especially high school, is supposed to reflect a small scale-real world for students then what kind of message are we sending when we ("we" being teachers) are told how to do everything by a higher power; that we're all more successful if we do everything exactly the same all the time? So much for the development of critical literacy.

Preparing for High-Stakes Testing - 0 views

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Integrating Technology into the Language Arts Classroom, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online - 0 views

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  • Michael Horder on 14 Nov 10
     
    Some good ways to integrate technology into Language Arts
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AN EMERGING SUCCESS | Patriot Ledger, The; Quincy, Mass. Newspaper | Find Articles at BNET - 0 views

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  • Michelle Arce on 13 Nov 10
     
    English Immersion rather than bilingual education. English Immersion has seen better results, according to this article.
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