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- From: "Reuven Shapira" <rshapira@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <edi581@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 12:22:44 -0400
Good morning, everybody,
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some point.
Check into it and see if it fits your needs.
Please share what you think about this site.
Thanks,
Reuven Shapira
----- Original Message -----
From: <JerryTaylr@xxxxxxx>
To: <undisclosed-recipients:>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 9:29 PM
Subject: [edi581] Is school too easy?
> Who is in favor of higher standards for public high school students? The
> students themselves, it seems. Nearly 80 percent of the teens polled in a
national
> survey said they could learn more if schools would enforce high standards
and
> appropriate behavior. (Now *that's* a shocker, isn't it? Not!)
>
> "They practically hand you a diploma," one teen says about his school in
> "Getting By: What American Teenagers Really Think About Their Schools," a
study
> from the non-partisan research group Public Agenda. The survey of more
than
> 1,300 high school students also found that:
> * Three out of four think students should pass only if they have learned
> required material.
> * More than 70 percent believe higher standards would force most kids to
pay
> greater attention and learn more.
> * Nearly two-thirds readily admit they could do better in school if they
> tried.
>
> "Half of teens in public schools today told us their schools fail to
> challenge them to do their best," said Deborah Wadsworth, executive
director of Public
> Agenda. "Students across the country spoke about how little work they do
to
> earn acceptable grades."
>
> Cutting across racial lines, a majority of the students said they believe
a
> "strong command" of English should be required for a diploma. That feeling
was
> voiced by 79 percent of the white students polled, 71 percent of the
Hispanics
> and 68 percent of African-American students.
>
> Teens also came down hard on students who disrupt classes, with 80 percent
> saying removal of disruptive students would help them learn more.
>
> Students said repeatedly that their classroom teachers are central to
their
> learning. "The students seem to be crying out for the adults in their
lives to
> take a stand and inspire them to do more," Wadsworth said.
>
> What do some of YOU folks think about the results of this survey?
>
> Jerry Taylor
> Technology Integration Teacher
> Greece, NY School District
> Web page: http://www.jerrytaylor.net
> TASK page: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/
>
> "Schools are places of knowledge. The freshmen each
> bring a little in with them, and the seniors take none
> away, so it accumulates."
>
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