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liberal_at_heart

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91. That Race to the Top is really working. Just the name of the program is revolting.

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 09:39 PM

Dec 2013

Let's not give a crap what happens to all of our students, just the ones who can get to the top the fastest and help improve our statistics.

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Here's The New Ranking Of Top Countries In Reading, Science, And Math {large image} [View all] xchrom Dec 2013 OP

We need more testing to raise our scores. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #1

Yes! We are not paying the testing TBF Dec 2013 #50

k&r for the truth, however depressing it may be. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #2

Where is Russia? nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #57

"Hoooray. Our US education plans are working." - RepubliBaggers for Ignorance (R) Berlum Dec 2013 #3

. Berlum Dec 2013 #4

Too bad Dems didn't end Bush's 'education' program when they had the chance rather than sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #18

funny, the selective memories of some here Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #80

What you wrote above actually is the way Republicans really want it -- the more Cal33 Dec 2013 #7

You might think that but it's not the whole story on the way people actually vote Fumesucker Dec 2013 #9

You need a 3.65 or better GPA to get into a good grad school. That means intelligence! Coyotl Dec 2013 #24

Interesting how money still eventually trumps intelligence though Fumesucker Dec 2013 #29

Yes, it does come through that money is the Republicans' god. They worship mammon. Cal33 Dec 2013 #39

Prep schools are for Preppies. nt adirondacker Dec 2013 #76

The important thing though, we rate # 1 in the "Countries that think they are the best" BlueJazz Dec 2013 #5

Bitter sarcasm, indeed! But appropriate. Cal33 Dec 2013 #40

Key Findings for the US: muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #6

We're No. ....... wait. .......... marmar Dec 2013 #8

Quick everybody, start some new educational fad! AngryAmish Dec 2013 #10

I count good! Rex Dec 2013 #11

Keep cutting education budgets philosslayer Dec 2013 #12

Do Finns in MN, WI, MI do as well as Finns in Finland? Do Koreans in NJ do as well as in Korea? FarCenter Dec 2013 #13

Although I already new about this, seeing the charts like that is depressing. DanTex Dec 2013 #14

Do we have to be number one on everything? treestar Dec 2013 #15

Well we don't have to worry about it anymore. If our education system on which we spend more sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #20

We are definitely Number One in one thing -- our military. We may also be the Cal33 Dec 2013 #42

So we don't have to be number one treestar Dec 2013 #43

What Eisenhower warned us about more than 50 years ago, "Beware the Military-Industrial Complex" -- Cal33 Dec 2013 #90

Common Core will start to turn this around. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #16

Doubtful. It's more likely to end up as a new wrapper on the NCLB testing insanity. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #45

Amazing what you can do when you throw the dumb kids out of school cthulu2016 Dec 2013 #17

Comparisons Between Mathematics Education in China and the United States FarCenter Dec 2013 #21

That Race to the Top is really working. Just the name of the program is revolting. liberal_at_heart Dec 2013 #91

Perhaps our poor scores reflect our poor values? Generic Other Dec 2013 #19

You know who else needs math skills and yes science? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #60

Anti-intellectualism? Generic Other Dec 2013 #65

This is an American cultural trade nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #70

They are dishonest when they denigrate the achievements of American students Generic Other Dec 2013 #84

My arguments against this test is not what you wrote. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #87

Diane Ravitch has some posts about the PISA on her blog greatlaurel Dec 2013 #22

The demographics are different, too, in these countries. duffyduff Dec 2013 #26

No, the OECD study has never said that. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #54

I am not shocked. At all. MissB Dec 2013 #23

What's with publishing neoliberal propaganda? duffyduff Dec 2013 #25

Did you miss the latest kerfunkle in Texas involving creation science? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #46

China at the top---and look who has a rocket headed to the moon. (nt) Paladin Dec 2013 #27

The American century was nice while it lasted. n/t Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #28

Our kids are #1 in filling in little ovals with no. 2 pencils. eppur_se_muova Dec 2013 #30

indeed. nt xchrom Dec 2013 #34

Rarely is the question asked, "Is our children learning?" KamaAina Dec 2013 #31

no fair testing mostly creationists and baggers Sheepshank Dec 2013 #32

Yuck. k/r 840high Dec 2013 #33

WHen you have an entire political party and many of the private sector special interests malaise Dec 2013 #35

Might as well learn Mandarin LittleBlue Dec 2013 #36

Why does China keep stealing our intellectual property, etc? ieoeja Dec 2013 #37

Because we make it damn easy in the name of the all mighty profit nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #47

China and India. Because they have chosen to spend their money on it. ieoeja Dec 2013 #49

Key words, they have chosen to spend money on it nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #51

Cheating on tests is absolutely rampant in China and taken for granted. wickerwoman Dec 2013 #92

Looks like some of our childs is not keeping pace with the competition. indepat Dec 2013 #38

This only looks at part of the picture, what about quality of life? marshall Dec 2013 #41

Wonder what the percentage tested in each country is? n2doc Dec 2013 #44

Why they should be testing regions in the US. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #48

Some of these replies schock me. Democracyinkind Dec 2013 #52

Who fuckn cares? When are they going to start ranking kids health and happiness? NoOneMan Dec 2013 #53

Well, when those kids can only ask as adults "would you like fries with that?" nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #58

If you want kids to learn trades, they should be instead of taking stupid tests NoOneMan Dec 2013 #62

Tell you what, pull all kids from school right now. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #64

There is plenty you can teach a child in school NoOneMan Dec 2013 #66

Oh you are talking trades that need math (gasp) and gardening nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #67

No, you don't need to be Einstein to learn to weld or Shakespeare to garden NoOneMan Dec 2013 #69

You need math to weld nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #71

Anti globalism/anti consumption/anti over-production is not anti intellectualism NoOneMan Dec 2013 #72

Saying that kids should not study Shakespeare nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #74

And suggesting I said that is a straw man logical fallacy NoOneMan Dec 2013 #75

Tell me exactly how doing calculus equals consumerism nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #77

Are you doing it to be the smartest and best economy? Then it will manifest as such NoOneMan Dec 2013 #78

Given that most of those kids, since likely mom and dad are not on the farm, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #79

All I'm here is more, more, more from you. NoOneMan Dec 2013 #81

Humans used to learn it from mom and dad nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #82

Buy me a house in the woods and I will NoOneMan Dec 2013 #83

It is you who needs to do that, not me. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #85

Ok, so go ahead and run with the fallacy... NoOneMan Dec 2013 #88

You are not just funny, but down right hilarious nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #89

A friend of mine posted a link to some of the enlightenment Dec 2013 #55

Why we should worry nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #59

I think the bigger issue may be reading comprehension, frankly. enlightenment Dec 2013 #61

Agreed nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #63

Given how many students come out of HS unprepared enlightenment Dec 2013 #68

Agreed. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #73

Saw on the local News 4Q2u2 Dec 2013 #56

We can change this, dramatically..but only if we have the leadership out in front to do so. Jefferson23 Dec 2013 #86