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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep [Locked] |
Ashmaele  Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Bjorvald posted:
Kinda hard to justify band or art when you can't figure out 2+2.
Not sure about art (it's an elective obviously) and not sure about this everywhere but in our district kids cannot participate in extracurricular activities like band and sports unless they maintain at least a C average.
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Tych2 posted:
Ashmaele posted:
They're replacing art and music and extracurricular stuff with test prep.
They learn while doing art and music. I know you believe this too. I know you don't think they only learn from math and science.
Absolutely. I guess I misunderstood your point.
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paulg_68 Posts: 2,469
Registered: 2009-7-27 18:45:54
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I like Newt's idea of putting kids to work.
We can cut costs and kids can learn things that will actually be useful.
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Koneg  Title: Evil Genius
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
poetkiosk posted:
She loves band - but now it's just test prep for the upcoming state exams.
This is what America wants... kids who actually know something more substantive than how to make noise with a piece of pipe.
Fixed.
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poetkiosk  Title: Snail Hunter
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Registered: 2002-3-17 04:37:03
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well the private schools aren't cutting it - which will further the gap at the college level. I though the point was to close the gap between rich and poor.
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Tych2 Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Ashmaele posted:
Tych2 posted:
Ashmaele posted:
They're replacing art and music and extracurricular stuff with test prep.
They learn while doing art and music. I know you believe this too. I know you don't think they only learn from math and science.
Absolutely. I guess I misunderstood your point.
My point is we need to keep art and music. Fire a few worthless administrators. We have way to many.
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poetkiosk Title: Snail Hunter
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Registered: 2002-3-17 04:37:03
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Date Posted:
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Subject:
All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Tych2 posted:
Ashmaele posted:
Tych2 posted:
Ashmaele posted:
They're replacing art and music and extracurricular stuff with test prep.
They learn while doing art and music. I know you believe this too. I know you don't think they only learn from math and science.
Absolutely. I guess I misunderstood your point.
My point is we need to keep art and music. Fire a few worthless administrators. We have way to many.
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Phlegm573 Posts: 528
Registered: 2002-6-12 17:43:34
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
The quality of schools in this town is wildly variable. It just so happens that I work next to the best PS in NYC. Once I have kids of school age, I hope to live in its zone.
Unfortunately, that "zone" is "Tribeca." Hence, the purchase of Megamillions tickets mentioned in another thread.
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dae_trist Posts: 1,049
Registered: 2003-6-5 13:32:39
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Isn't the "judged" quality of schools simply determined by test scores? In most cases, at least.
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Bonzoboy1 Posts: 885
Registered: 2008-8-1 18:04:29
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Maybe things would change if we ever got off this one size fits all, every kids on track for college BS, Obama was really off the mark when he said every child should go to college.
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