Get used to it… As the ridiculous law is written, the requirements for passing become more difficult until in a few years (2014) every child must meet “national” standards. It won’t matter if the child has an IQ of 60 or 160. Currently it is only the Hispanic and special education subgroups not meeting the standards but it won’t be too long before all subgroups will be “failing”. Don’t you love the irony of labeling a school failing if their special education students aren’t meeting the standards? Isn’t that why they are in special education in the first place?
Expecting 100 percent of children to be meeting certain standards is akin to expecting 100 percent of children to be at least average height. It’s never going to happen. So blame the scores on the “INVASION” if you want but know that soon, the “white” subgroup be in the failing list. By the way, these “national” standards really aren’t national but state determined. What is passing in other states may not be passing in Minnesota.
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Get used to it… As the ridiculous law is written, the requirements for passing become more difficult until in a few years (2014) every child must meet “national” standards. It won’t matter if the child has an IQ of 60 or 160. Currently it is only the Hispanic and special education subgroups not meeting the standards but it won’t be too long before all subgroups will be “failing”. Don’t you love the irony of labeling a school failing if their special education students aren’t meeting the standards? Isn’t that why they are in special education in the first place?
Expecting 100 percent of children to be meeting certain standards is akin to expecting 100 percent of children to be at least average height. It’s never going to happen. So blame the scores on the “INVASION” if you want but know that soon, the “white” subgroup be in the failing list. By the way, these “national” standards really aren’t national but state determined. What is passing in other states may not be passing in Minnesota.
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