Comments for Expect More, Achieve More http://www.expectmoretn.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Kingsport Times News: Schools Prepare for Scoring by News Databank :: Latest News :: Kingsport Times News http://www.expectmoretn.org/2010/08/10/kingsport-times-news-area-schools-prepare-for-tougher-state-scoring/#comment-149 News Databank :: Latest News :: Kingsport Times News Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:02:16 +0000 http://www.expectmoretn.org/?p=436#comment-149 [...] Kingsport Times News: Schools Prepare for Scoring: Kingsport and Sullivan County school leaders continue to pre pare for the new progressively tougher… more… – Readmore [...] [...] Kingsport Times News: Schools Prepare for Scoring: Kingsport and Sullivan County school leaders continue to pre pare for the new progressively tougher… more… – Readmore [...]

]]> Comment on Education Week: More Than Two-Thirds Adopt Standards by TD http://www.expectmoretn.org/2010/08/10/education-week-more-than-two-thirds-adopt-core-standards/#comment-70 TD Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:45:41 +0000 http://www.expectmoretn.org/?p=430#comment-70 Read the full story if you are willing to pay for a subscription to Education Week. Phooey. Read the full story if you are willing to pay for a subscription to Education Week. Phooey.

]]> Comment on Tennessean: Tougher Standards, Lower Test Scores by Teresa Cartwright http://www.expectmoretn.org/2010/07/21/the-tennessean-tennessees-tougher-standards-will-mean-lower-test-scores/#comment-4 Teresa Cartwright Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:41:24 +0000 http://www.expectmoretn.org/?p=279#comment-4 I appreciate the fact that Tennessee wants to "catch up" with the rest of the nation in terms of standardized test scores. However, please make sure that all children have the basis knowledge skills that they need, especially in terms of spelling and math skills. As a parent, I want our children to "catch up". However, all children must first be taught and continue to be taught skills that require memorization and "drills". Please don't let these basis skills be left by the roadside for the sake of "catching up". Tennessee has been trying to "catch up" since the Master Tennessee plan first began many years ago. Teachers were told to teach a skill two to three times. Thank goodness there were teachers like my mom that said that she would teach the skills under the students knew the skill. They she would move on. I appreciate the fact that Tennessee wants to “catch up” with the rest of the nation in terms of standardized test scores. However, please make sure that all children have the basis knowledge skills that they need, especially in terms of spelling and math skills. As a parent, I want our children to “catch up”. However, all children must first be taught and continue to be taught skills that require memorization and “drills”. Please don’t let
these basis skills be left by the roadside for the sake of “catching up”.

Tennessee has been trying to “catch up” since the Master Tennessee plan first began many years ago. Teachers were told to teach a skill two to three times. Thank goodness there were teachers like my mom that said that she would teach the skills under the students knew the skill. They she would move on.

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