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Related: About this forumTest Your Public Ed Savvy
I got them all right!! Woohoo!
1. Who said “Hurricane Katrina was “the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans. That education system was a disaster.”
a) Rush Limbaugh
b) Pat Robinson
c) Editor at The Onion
d) Bill O’Reilly
e) U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
2. US international test scores aren’t at the top of the world because:
a) we lack common standards and valid tests.
b) many teachers are not doing their job.
c) nearly 25% of American children live in poverty.
d) American children are not interested in hard study.
e) parents don’t take an interest in children’s education.
3. A notable feature of education in Finland, the country scoring highest on international tests, is:
a) universal pre-school emphasizes an early start in skill development.
b) children in grade school have a play break every 45 minutes.
c) a system of annual national standardized tests informs teachers of every child's skill attainment.
d) there are no teacher unions to cripple reform.
e) corporate leaders have taken a leadership role in school policy.
4. Middle class American students who attend well-funded schools
a) achieve high scores on international tests, among the highest in the world.
b) don’t read as much as kids used to.
c) aren’t learning enough math and science.
d) don’t do enough analytical writing.
e) lack competitive drive.
more . . . http://www.progressive.org/test-your-public-ed-savvy
a) Rush Limbaugh
b) Pat Robinson
c) Editor at The Onion
d) Bill O’Reilly
e) U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
2. US international test scores aren’t at the top of the world because:
a) we lack common standards and valid tests.
b) many teachers are not doing their job.
c) nearly 25% of American children live in poverty.
d) American children are not interested in hard study.
e) parents don’t take an interest in children’s education.
3. A notable feature of education in Finland, the country scoring highest on international tests, is:
a) universal pre-school emphasizes an early start in skill development.
b) children in grade school have a play break every 45 minutes.
c) a system of annual national standardized tests informs teachers of every child's skill attainment.
d) there are no teacher unions to cripple reform.
e) corporate leaders have taken a leadership role in school policy.
4. Middle class American students who attend well-funded schools
a) achieve high scores on international tests, among the highest in the world.
b) don’t read as much as kids used to.
c) aren’t learning enough math and science.
d) don’t do enough analytical writing.
e) lack competitive drive.
more . . . http://www.progressive.org/test-your-public-ed-savvy
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proud2BlibKansan
Jan 2013
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mia
(8,429 posts)1. Good information!
Thanks for the link.
LWolf
(46,179 posts)2. I got them all.
I still have a hard time believing that a U.S. SOE could say something like that and, not only not be fired, but hold his position into another term.
eppur_se_muova
(37,970 posts)3. Just pick the most cynical answer in each case ...
and you'll get them all right. Very disturbing.