Carnival of Education is up
Carnival of Education 77 Welcome one and all to the 77th edition of the Carnival of Education [raucous slapping-together of hands] [okay now, stop].
July 26, 2006
I can’t hear you! (cont)
So TEA took it’s fingers out of its ears but now I suspect it will hold it’s breath until it turns blue.
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Local News:
Last week, agency officials said they did not ask Caveon for the names of the additional schools because they did not consider them worthy of investigation. That’s because Caveon used a different type of analysis to identify the additional schools.”I think that over the weekend, people thought about the situation and just realized we need the complete list,” said Debbie Graves Ratcliffe, a TEA spokeswoman.
“And whether we take further action – we’ll have to decide once we see that list.”
“People thought about the situation…” People who? People at the TEA who realized that they screwed up again because they obviously didn’t think before the weekend? People who read the paper and couldn’t believe that TEA didn’t think about the situation it would cause by not investigating the scores?
And what situation? The fact that there is more evidence of cheating or the fact that it was plastered all over the Dallas Morning News? Or the situation the press and it’s readers see where officials in the TEA refuses to take action or give a reasonable explanation for not taking action?
Top Ten Reasons to Homeschool
10. Help reduce public school class size (and you’re still paying taxes, what a deal for the school!)
9. You know what they’re eating for lunch (or at least they do because they’re making lunch as part of their science class)
8. Lost permission slips aren’t a problem
7. Forgot books at school-so what? (Or just forget books and start learning on your own)
6. End “what to wear” to school arguments
5. Don’t have to worry about missing the bus
4. Can’t forget projects at home (especially in cases where building/renovating the home is the project)
3. Parent-Teacher conferences are a breeze (I don’t advise actually holding one outloud within earshot of anyone though)
2. Who knows? You might like your kids!
1. Learning is something you do, not where you go
