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Hi all,
While the following message is not necessarily about the role of
technology in our schools, the topic affects us all, whatever our jobs
in the educational system. Make sure you watch those streaming video
previews on your own time, on your own personal connection :)
Mark Ahlness
mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Teacher, grade three at:
Arbor Heights Elementary School
http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/
Keith Mack wrote:
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> Below is a link and short description of a PBS special on testing this
> Thursday at 9pm. The web site offers additional links to interviews with
> leading education and testing experts after the show.
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> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/schools/
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> Thursday, March 28, at 9pm, 60 minutes
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> In a display of bipartisan unity following the September 11 terrorist
> strikes, Congress has made passing President Bush's education reform
> bill its sole priority on the domestic front. The president's proposal
> for public education in America: improve education by making clear what
> schools are supposed to teach and holding them accountable if students
> fall short. Supported by President Bush and key Democrats, this new
> model for education has sparked a national testing frenzy that has left
> many asking whether such tests may ultimately fail our students.
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> FRONTLINE and The Merrow Report, the PBS series about education,
> investigate how the quest for higher test scores is changing teaching
> and learning in America in "Testing Our Schools," airing Thursday, March
> 28, at 9 P.M. on PBS.
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> Keith Mack
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