tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post3522118994935196130..comments2024-03-06T05:30:41.694-05:00Comments on Pho's Akron Pages: Texas Fixin' to Teach English Good1Scott Piephohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849171870929674248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-32315072367668327782008-06-04T20:06:00.000-04:002008-06-04T20:06:00.000-04:00Marisol? That's pretty damn good.Marisol? That's pretty damn good.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564555114422051880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13368104.post-18011964167469298282008-06-04T12:47:00.000-04:002008-06-04T12:47:00.000-04:00This nicely illustrates why the Roy Romer, Bob Taf...This nicely illustrates why the <A HREF="http://www.edin08.com/ohio.aspx" REL="nofollow">Roy Romer, Bob Taft Ed in 08 initiative</A> is deeply flawed. <BR/><BR/>Texas has statewide text adoption, so standards need to be detailed enough to pick the winning texts. Otherwise it might be enough to insist the students read with comprehension and write with clarity and correct spelling and grammar.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if we wanted to prepare students for foreign language instruction, we might insist they diagram sentences so they learn to tell a subject from a direct object and a clause from a phrase, but where would new teachers learn that skill?<BR/><BR/>Standards processes become political. Ed in 08 predicating education reform on standards is a proven failure from the Clinton era--sooos last millennium. <BR/><BR/>Just wait til Texas gets to evolution... Maybe they'll have <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuATCf-nbao" REL="nofollow">TV commercials</A>:<BR/><BR/><B>Cowboy:</B> This science lesson comes from an ed school in New York City.<BR/><B>More Cowboys:</B> New York City! Get a rope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com