tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post5343439239201655586..comments2024-03-01T07:43:16.529-06:00Comments on Smart City Memphis: DOE Caught Cheating On Test ResultsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-55613795103834377822010-01-12T16:48:39.094-06:002010-01-12T16:48:39.094-06:00Lovely post. Sad but so true! A wake up call was...Lovely post. Sad but so true! A wake up call was long overdue, and I work in the school system. I would often ask teachers if they thought that the work they accepted from these children earning an "A" or "B" would stand up if the child moved to another county, state or country. My answer is HECK NO! It's so sad that we have done this grave disservice to our children. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of positive change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-69434384631321175542009-11-08T22:11:10.487-06:002009-11-08T22:11:10.487-06:00And I got flamed almost to death when ever I said ...And I got flamed almost to death when ever I said something about that. Hahahahahahaha. It didn't bother me, I knew this days was coming, I make sure of things like that.<br /> Some people just talk, a LOT. I always ask if anyone else has bothered to report things when I do and the answer is always no, even when there is ample public evidence of corruption, no one reports.<br /> Things would never get this bad if people did and followed up.Zippy the giverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670742278387967862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-69124457166804847872009-11-06T17:58:02.383-06:002009-11-06T17:58:02.383-06:00Amen, amen, amen. Now if only that same accountab...Amen, amen, amen. Now if only that same accountability would make its way to classroom grading. Kids don't compare their test scores on NAEP or TCAP, but they sure as hell ask questions when they have a 4.0 but get a 16 on the ACT, visit high-performing schools and see what their peers are learning or go to college and can't keep up. It starts at the top and this is certainly a step in the right direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12509286.post-28143085535575421252009-11-05T09:19:20.729-06:002009-11-05T09:19:20.729-06:00This is why we should also lament the lack of inve...This is why we should also lament the lack of investigative reportintg in our newspapers. The string of D's and F's is not new. This same data -- the State Report Card -- has been publicly available for a number of years (with the same dismal grades for Memphis) So, too, has NAEP data. **Here is a link to the State Report Card if you're interested.**<br />http://edu.reportcard.state.tn.us/pls/apex/f?p=200:1:2866472882346692<br /><br />Of course the Department of Education is not going to put out press releases highlighting bum results. Do companies actively put out bad news about themselves? That's what the media "is supposed to do" -- report in an objective way. <br /><br />But that doesn't happen. Most stories are superficial with a couple of quotes from all the wrong people. It's no big surprise that the larger public is mostly uninformed about how kids are really doing.<br /><br />Luckily that is about to change, and the students will be the ones that will -- and should -- benefit the most. If they know how they are doing, let's say in 4th grade, using true benchmarks, then there is time to make adjustments to get themselves on the right track for college and decent paying jobs thereafter.<br /><br />But, if we give them a false sense of security, then they move throught the system (and it's too late by the time they leave high school).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com