[AZ-Observing] Re: OT Mississippi astronomers

Jon Christensen wrote:

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>From: "Andrew Goodwin" <a.goodwin1@xxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:08 AM
>Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: OT Mississippi astronomers
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>>The AIMS test is a
>>mistake, it is forcing the teachers to teach students to pass the test
>>and not to think independently.
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>I disagree.  There must be standards that every student must be able to =

>meet.  Somebody like your daughter would have had no problem passing the=
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>AIMS test and I doubt studying to pass it would have hurt her ability to=
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>think independantly.
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> I must admit that you have a point. Ashleigh is an exception. I am reff=
ering to the students that are being bussed to that school in order to ha=
ve racial and economic diversity. These students are being subjected to a=
 test that will fail them. We have all heard this before. In citys the te=
sts are not designed for the inner city students and favor the upper midd=
le class students. The standards you seak of are set by the grades of eac=
h student in each class. Where the grades are not met classes are created=
 for those students to build a better understanding of the subject matera=
l. Too many times a student is just ignored and passed through the school=
 and out the door not prepaired for a job that does not require a paper h=
at. ESL classes need to be put into place so that all students have a bet=
ter chance of success.  This is where the teachers have a predicament, pa=
ss the test or risk the student dropping out.   Andrew Goodwin.          =
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