[Reading-hall-of-fame] no child left behind

[Cambourne Brian]

Thanks for the warning Jay.

Those of us who don't live in the USA will have to do as you suggest.

Especially down here in the Land of Oz.

Our politicians have a bad habi tof looking to what the USA is doing,  
and foisting it on us some 3-7 years later.

If only they paid more attention to what our cousins in New Zealand  
or the UK did, (sigh)
  Brian Cambourne
On 25/10/2009, at 12:37 AM, Jay Samuels wrote:

> The new chief school officer under the Obama administration is Arne  
> Duncan, formerly the head of the Chicago Public Schools. In an  
> earlier message I presented my opinion as to why teachers dislike  
> the No Child Left Behind law.  One may question the law for its use  
> of AYP and the goal of 100% proficiency of all categories of  
> students by the year 2014. There may be some changes under the new  
> administration such as abandoning AYP in favor of a growth model.   
> But, it would worth your time to get on to Google and learn more  
> about where this administration is going in education and the NCLB  
> law. What you learn could be upsetting.
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> S. Jay Samuels
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