Reading, Writing, and Multiple Choice
Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>
bboy_mn at yahoo.com
Fri Feb 28 18:34:30 UTC 2003
--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "melclaros <melclaros at y...>"
<melclaros at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve <bboy_mn at y...>"
> <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> >
> > To what extent are kids required to write in the US educational
> > system
> > today?
>
>
> Well in Florida they have to pass the dreaded "Florida Writes" test
> which sounds wonderful but is really horrific. What it has created is
> a monster of formulaic writing that has sucked the joy of creative
> writing out of more kids than I care to think about. My own son
> used to enjoy writing. He'd write goofy stories and plays ... that
> stopped cold when he got to the Florida Writes testing age. He now
> HATES writing. ... I'll take multiple choice over that ANY DAY!
>
> Melpomene
bboy_mn:
I would certainly be interested in hearing more about the Florida
Wrongs ...oops ...I guess that's suppose to Writes. (In Minnesota we
have 'Profiles in Learning' which while somewhat effective tends to
pit the state against the school district for control over teaching
and is relatively complex.) I think you are confronted by two problems
that I touched on in my second post in this thread. First, politicians
are not qualified to dictate education. Second, it sounds like a
classic case of 'let modify the symptoms to the point where no one
will recognise them that way we can completely ignore the real
problem' which is exactly how politician solve way too many of our
problems. Pacifying every special interest group is way more important
that actually educating children. Afterall, children don't vote.
Just a thought.
bboy_mn
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