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**CatLuvkaLover** · 07-18-2011, 04:26 AM

Typical Republican response. Don't give the schools any more money, just crack the whip, overseer, make those slaves lift that bale.

Throw some teachers in prison because their students copy and buy another aircraft carrier, that'll make it all right.

This has nothing to do with Republican / Democrat positions on funding levels for public schools, or really anything at all to do with what you are saying. This is about policy, and a school system's plan to defraud it.

This is the unintended consequence of "no child left behind" and similar theory about teaching our kids with the assurance coming from standardized testing. This is about linking performance exclusively to the results of these standardized tests, more to the point what happens when a school system is not up to par. This is about the realized effect, teachers no longer teaching subjects or really educating our kids but rather teaching what will be on the test with in this case the Atlanta school system having a fall back plan. Widespread test answer changes by teachers, administrators, etc. As in actual erase one anwser and replace with the correct one in a fraud based effort to improve test scores of which they are rated on. Note, not teach the kids or improve the situation... fraud.

This was the actual realized effect in the Atlanta school system and the results of this is what we are discussing. Now that they have all been busted everyone is doing what is to be expected next... finger point and ass cover from administration in the Atlanta school system, to the teachers union, to politicans all the way up to the governor of the state having to deal with this shit. It is what happens when politics is over and everyone involved gives themselves a pat on the back while in the back ground you have actual documented fraud to ensure the school system performs well in the eyes of legislation. The hell with the kids, the hell with education, the hell with actually teaching them... just ensure we look good and get the old out ready for the next wave of kids they have no intention of teaching. While keeping up what everyone already knows "no child left behind" really does... leaves kids behind all along the way while school systems protect themselves, their employees, and their funding.

Now I can only assume from your post you suspect this is all about Republican ideas on funding levels, which I guess can be expected. However, if you suggest that the Atlanta School system did this out of a lack of proper funding level to educate the kids it would be easy for me to then suggest you approve of what these guys did. Which in itself is truly sad, but not near as sad as having these kids sold out for basically the next funding check. Speak of, the ex-Superintendent plans to keep her half million in bonuses as they were linked to these performance scores as well. You know, the ones full of fraud you seem to be supporting since these educators are so beaten to "lift the next bale."

07-18-2011, 04:26 AM	#10
CatLuvkaLover Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 368 Senior Member	Typical Republican response. Don't give the schools any more money, just crack the whip, overseer, make those slaves lift that bale. Throw some teachers in prison because their students copy and buy another aircraft carrier, that'll make it all right. This has nothing to do with Republican / Democrat positions on funding levels for public schools, or really anything at all to do with what you are saying. This is about policy, and a school system's plan to defraud it. This is the unintended consequence of "no child left behind" and similar theory about teaching our kids with the assurance coming from standardized testing. This is about linking performance exclusively to the results of these standardized tests, more to the point what happens when a school system is not up to par. This is about the realized effect, teachers no longer teaching subjects or really educating our kids but rather teaching what will be on the test with in this case the Atlanta school system having a fall back plan. Widespread test answer changes by teachers, administrators, etc. As in actual erase one anwser and replace with the correct one in a fraud based effort to improve test scores of which they are rated on. Note, not teach the kids or improve the situation... fraud. This was the actual realized effect in the Atlanta school system and the results of this is what we are discussing. Now that they have all been busted everyone is doing what is to be expected next... finger point and ass cover from administration in the Atlanta school system, to the teachers union, to politicans all the way up to the governor of the state having to deal with this shit. It is what happens when politics is over and everyone involved gives themselves a pat on the back while in the back ground you have actual documented fraud to ensure the school system performs well in the eyes of legislation. The hell with the kids, the hell with education, the hell with actually teaching them... just ensure we look good and get the old out ready for the next wave of kids they have no intention of teaching. While keeping up what everyone already knows "no child left behind" really does... leaves kids behind all along the way while school systems protect themselves, their employees, and their funding. Now I can only assume from your post you suspect this is all about Republican ideas on funding levels, which I guess can be expected. However, if you suggest that the Atlanta School system did this out of a lack of proper funding level to educate the kids it would be easy for me to then suggest you approve of what these guys did. Which in itself is truly sad, but not near as sad as having these kids sold out for basically the next funding check. Speak of, the ex-Superintendent plans to keep her half million in bonuses as they were linked to these performance scores as well. You know, the ones full of fraud you seem to be supporting since these educators are so beaten to "lift the next bale."
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