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Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will lives its whole life believing that it is stupid. - Albert Einstein
What are the people at Rhode Island Department of Education thinking? Can one test really tell us all we need to know about student competency?
Rhode Island young people are required, by law, to attend
school until the age of 18. According to an article published Feb. 2012, by the
Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, students who do
not pass the RI Dept. of Education implementation in 2014 "high stakes
testing" requirement will not receive a diploma. Based on this years
recently released NECAP testing scores in math, 44% of all students currently
enrolled may not graduate. 84% of special education students, 70% African
American and Latino students, 79% of Central Falls students, 69% Providence
Students, 13% of Barrington students and 14% of East Greenwich students will
not qualify for a diploma. Legislation sponsored by Rep. Naughton and Senator
Metts is pending to bar the Dept. of Education from implementing this failed
attempt to improve the quality of education in Rhode Island, and to instead
requires districts to provide the supports needed to boost student achievement.
Link to ACLU web site
Link to ACLU web site
Seth Godin in his
free online manifesto, Stop Stealing Dreams (what is school for?), outlines some of the problems with our current compulsory education system.
More links to dig deeper
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