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Thu Aug-31-06 06:16 PM
Response to Reply #53 |
| 56. Seems to me that might be one question to ask |
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How people think that they can reliably compare results of two different tests and make assertions like this "journlist" has is beyond me.
I mean- this is really basic stuff that just about any kid taking the SAT would know.
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| -SAT scores see sharpest decline in 31 years |
underpants |
Aug-30-06 07:41 AM |
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Making it, in George W. Bush's America |
bluestateguy |
Aug-30-06 07:44 AM |
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Here in the Milwaukee those taking the SAT are more affluent |
HereSince1628 |
Aug-30-06 07:52 AM |
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They will be heading to Harvard,Yale, Brown, Princeton this fall |
saigon68 |
Aug-31-06 05:57 AM |
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No Child Left Behind.. |
ananda |
Aug-30-06 08:01 AM |
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I would hate to see the SAT |
JoFerret |
Aug-30-06 11:40 AM |
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well, it actually IS a measure of NCLB |
zreosumgame |
Aug-30-06 06:31 PM |
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No Child is working wonders, isn't it Dimson? |
Supersedeas |
Aug-30-06 12:42 PM |
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sounds like its a new version |
Wickerman |
Aug-30-06 08:03 AM |
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ITA... |
AnneD |
Aug-30-06 02:05 PM |
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Ooops... |
Ka hrnt |
Aug-30-06 03:53 PM |
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Biased towards white males from higher-level socio-econ backgrounds |
LostinVA |
Aug-31-06 06:45 AM |
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Sorry; don't see it. |
Ka hrnt |
Aug-31-06 04:35 PM |
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The bush mentality is sweeping through the population......... |
Double T |
Aug-30-06 08:12 AM |
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The Republican Dumbing Down of America |
muesa |
Aug-30-06 08:31 AM |
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Welcome to DU |
underpants |
Aug-30-06 08:37 AM |
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all children left behind thanks to GW's gambit to dumb down America |
Kip Humphrey |
Aug-30-06 08:32 AM |
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Not enough prayers before exams. |
fshrink |
Aug-30-06 08:36 AM |
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We don't need a "moment of silence" |
underpants |
Aug-30-06 08:50 AM |
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I was blown away to hear Maine's written average was under 500! |
mainegreen |
Aug-30-06 08:39 AM |
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See Frei Republic for examples. (NT) |
Tesha |
Aug-30-06 11:23 AM |
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shouldn't be surprising |
Bill McBlueState |
Aug-30-06 09:50 PM |
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Some colleges are doing away with SATs |
Xap |
Aug-30-06 08:42 AM |
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SAT Scores ARE Worthless |
Crisco |
Aug-30-06 12:52 PM |
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another catastrophic success for the monkey |
BareNakedLiberal |
Aug-30-06 11:22 AM |
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This is the Bushite pattern |
MysteryToMyself |
Aug-30-06 11:36 AM |
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I keep forgetting they want to drown the government |
BareNakedLiberal |
Aug-30-06 12:00 PM |
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the dumbification of the country continues |
samsingh |
Aug-30-06 11:55 AM |
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Bushites are like termites |
MysteryToMyself |
Aug-30-06 12:18 PM |
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"Journalists" sure are stupid |
depakid |
Aug-30-06 12:41 PM |
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Here's the Most Chilling Stat from the Article |
Yavin4 |
Aug-30-06 01:03 PM |
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by making education unattainable (and even seem undesirable) |
Lisa |
Aug-30-06 01:19 PM |
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Bottom Line, Unskilled Laborers Will Never Be Middle Class |
Yavin4 |
Aug-30-06 01:31 PM |
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Wrong. |
Xap |
Aug-30-06 02:09 PM |
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ACT popular in Iowa |
AngryAmish |
Aug-30-06 02:14 PM |
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In Iowa we take the ACT. It is based here and colleges |
9119495 |
Aug-30-06 03:28 PM |
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The ACT is the usual test in those states |
dsc |
Aug-30-06 09:13 PM |
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All children left behind (n/t) |
Ravy |
Aug-30-06 01:32 PM |
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Let's see, homeschooling, teaching to the test, charter schools, vouchers |
LisaM |
Aug-30-06 02:12 PM |
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Homeschoolers test well and do very well in college. |
LeftyMom |
Aug-30-06 02:24 PM |
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I know parents of six home-schooled kids |
LisaM |
Aug-30-06 03:08 PM |
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Funding problems aren't homeschoolers fault |
LeftyMom |
Aug-30-06 03:34 PM |
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I think funding problems for public education is everyone's problem |
LisaM |
Aug-30-06 03:40 PM |
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Of course strong public schools effect all of us |
LeftyMom |
Aug-30-06 03:54 PM |
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SAT scores for homeschoolers: |
gully |
Sep-02-06 01:15 PM |
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You are correlating four different phenomenons. |
Dora |
Aug-30-06 03:23 PM |
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Wow... |
Ka hrnt |
Aug-30-06 03:50 PM |
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The article doesn't mention |
fujiyama |
Aug-30-06 05:48 PM |
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Bad time to mention that my HS class was 31 years ago? |
5thGenDemocrat |
Aug-30-06 07:34 PM |
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True story |
hedgehog |
Aug-30-06 08:07 PM |
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The problems with our schools are the VOTERS' fault. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-30-06 08:45 PM |
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Plug into TeeVees and iPods |
Nutmegger |
Aug-30-06 08:53 PM |
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Girls Achieve Rare SAT Scores - Outpace Boys in One Category |
RamboLiberal |
Aug-31-06 12:27 AM |
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SHEESH! you need a study to know this? try Match.com! |
nashville_brook |
Aug-31-06 12:27 AM |
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Aug-31-06 12:27 AM |
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Could the increased length of the test be a factor? |
Nikia |
Aug-31-06 07:15 AM |
#53 |
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Seems to me that might be one question to ask |
depakid |
Aug-31-06 06:16 PM |
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Mission Accomplished. n/t |
ReadTomPaine |
Aug-31-06 05:44 PM |
#55 |
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