(Hour 1b, 2a) Rich went back, reviewed some materials, and he’s got something important to say regarding yesterday’s interview with Manchester Ward 1 School Board Member Sarah Ambrogi.
Plus, did the Curriculum and Instruction Committee drop the ball? Where has the public discussion been? Lastly, %75 percent of Manchester students are NOT proficient on the NECAP test.
In this second clip, Rich comments on a specific article written by Carol Burris which praised Common Core… until she and 48 other other NY principals found out how it actually worked. And WHO ate HOW MUCH pizza?! #OhMyHEAD
Should teachers “teach to the test”? Or are standardized tests irrelevant in determining a child’s intellect? Let us know in the comments!
Special Ed is “voluntary”? Do you have a reference? Hopefully, it’s more “voluntary” than Common Core where the State tests students on Common Core, whether it’s implemented or not. The fed only funds 17 – 18% of Special Ed as you mentioned. It’s a H-U-G-E cost to districts.
I’ve been told repeatedly that the federal special ed law (is it called the IDEA law? I forget.) is something local school districts voluntarily agree to follow when they take federal funds. Most education “mandates,” have to be accepted by the communities as the feds really can’t impose them. So, they trot out the carrot and whack you with the stick they dangle the carrot from.
And there is a BIG problem with the “test” per Prof. Stephen Wilson and Prof. James Milgram who both critiqued the new math test our kids will be taking. They both found flaws with this new test. Now the teachers will be evaluated based on a flawed test and the NH DOE will remediate schools based on a flawed test.
OH MY HEAD!!!!