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15. I had a student, just last week,

Thu Dec 22, 2011, 06:48 PM

Dec 2011

tell me that she agrees with my teaching partner, her math teacher, that she would never need history in real life, and shouldn't have to learn it.

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The Secret Problem With That Testing Column [View all] n2doc Dec 2011 OP

Are you really wanting to restrict school board membership? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #8

Back in November of '08, LWolf Dec 2011 #2

Did you bother to read the whole article? n2doc Dec 2011 #3

Yes. LWolf Dec 2011 #4

"calling" doesn't make it so... FBaggins Dec 2011 #5

Please take the test he referred to. LWolf Dec 2011 #6

I went through the online FCAT practice test - it isn't hard. FBaggins Dec 2011 #7

I spent this week looking at the approved practice tests LWolf Dec 2011 #10

Then let me correct/clarify FBaggins Dec 2011 #11

That's a statistic that would be good to look at. LWolf Dec 2011 #13

Can do. FBaggins Dec 2011 #14

I had a student, just last week, LWolf Dec 2011 #15

I suppose you could fail the kid. FBaggins Dec 2011 #16

No, I don't want him on the school board, lol. LWolf Dec 2011 #17