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Originally posted by RallyJon .....Can't we even have some basic, bottom of the barrel, lowest common denominator standards anymore?
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Don't you remember the thread regarding a court that ruled math tests unfairly discriminate against police applicants? I think the answer to your question is NO.
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Originally posted by RallyJon
Have any of the people who criticize the no child left behind tests actually seen one?
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I have not seen one, and I do not mean this as commentary on the tests. but I do have a question to pose... In a school with several racial, economic, and social groups - like most public schools - would the failures of any one group tend to drag down the other groups in the same school? I mean, these groups are interacting with one another in classes - so, looking at it from an individual view, if student X is a real dumbass, then does student Y suffer for it while the instructor devotes more time to student X?
Just wondering other peoples thoughts on that.
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