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patrice

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12. Good! I'm hoping to see it connect to the TRUTH about our NEED for LIFELONG educational

Reply to madfloridian (Reply #8)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 04:35 PM

Feb 2013

opportunities that can be associated with employment but are not necessarily dependent upon that, i.e. directed toward some of the more valid stuff that emo-progs are talking about.

That's the JohnDeweyian-PauloFreirian in me speaking there.

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TN legislature kills bill to close failed online charter that told teachers to delete bad grades. [View all] madfloridian Feb 2013 OP

KICK for the frontlines in the war on public education. Watch for more of this sort of thing. nt patrice Feb 2013 #1

The war is becoming more public now, more obvious. madfloridian Feb 2013 #8

Good! I'm hoping to see it connect to the TRUTH about our NEED for LIFELONG educational patrice Feb 2013 #12

I've been called an emo-prog many times. madfloridian Feb 2013 #14

As I understand it, it's a recognition that emotions, in and of themselves, are valid. True. patrice Feb 2013 #16

"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?" City Lights Feb 2013 #2

The head of the school actually said other schools do it also. madfloridian Feb 2013 #3

It really sickens me. City Lights Feb 2013 #5

We have told them that all along as they shoved this testing down throats of kids. madfloridian Feb 2013 #6

But they wouldn't listen. City Lights Feb 2013 #15

There are problems relating quantitative descriptions of student work to qualitative descriptions patrice Feb 2013 #17

Our education system has been bought and paid for. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #4

Yes, left footing the bill for private companies like K12 with failed schools. madfloridian Feb 2013 #7

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Feb 2013 #9

And you know.......... MyOwnPeace Feb 2013 #10

We have already had a scandal in our Atlanta public schools RebelOne Feb 2013 #11

It all has to do with the high-stakes testing. Even charters do it now. madfloridian Feb 2013 #13