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Fri, 11-07-2008 - 11:33am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago_Laboratory_School


Obama's girls have a nice school to attend; if public education is so great, how come his girl's don't go to public school?

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Registered: 11-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 3:04pm
Thanks for sharing that golden nugget.


Edited 11/23/2008 3:06 pm ET by tipnfall
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Registered: 11-22-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 4:49pm

Hey JJ!


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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 4:51pm

You are very welcome. This subject is just loaded with golden nuggets.

Here's BO's view of standardized testing with regards to public schools ;

Obama and Biden believe teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests and he will improve the assessments used to track student progress to measure readiness for college.

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/index.php

Now a quick look at Sidwell Friends shows a different view of standardized tests.

How to Apply

In order to consider an applicant for admission, Sidwell Friends requires the following materials: Application, Child’s School Visit and Parent Interview (only applicants to kindergarten and third grade have a parent interview), WPPSI-III or WISC-IV Testing, Teacher Recommendation, School Transcript (for grades second through fourth only), and Parent Statement. http://www.sidwell.edu/admissions/ls.asp

Now what, you may ask, is a WPPSI-III or WISC-IV? It's a standardized test! It would seem standardized tests are OK when it's the BO punishments we're talking about educating. Matter of fact, they're required to get into BO's school of choice.

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Registered: 11-20-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 4:54pm
Those aren't just 'standardized' tests - they are intelligence tests. NOT the same thing. But you did know that - didn't you?
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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 5:02pm

Irrelevant. BO is opposed to standardized tests .... unless we are talking about the education of his punishments. I don't recall his website making any distinction between types of standardized tests. Apparently the strain upon teachers is not too great for them to bear when BO's punishments are to be educated.

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Registered: 11-20-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 5:05pm
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Registered: 02-19-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 5:11pm
Yep, this hypocrisy of our President-elect is aggravating, but it's not like it's
anything new. Check out the requirements to get into Archmere Academy, where VP-elect Joseph Biden sent his son. As several of JB's grandchildren attend Archmere it would seem the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Registered: 11-20-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 5:17pm

You do realize that any school they send their children to would have some kind of standardized test don't you? Are you implying that they should refuse to let their children participate in the testing process? Then you would be saying they are 'above' the requirements. Whether they take the test as part of the entrance process or as part of an end of year requirement just about every school now has some type of standardized test. Many parents don't agree with it or approve of it but must comply with it. So I don't see how this actually supports your point.

"In 2006-2007 Washington, D.C. used the District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) to measure student achievement in grades 3 through 8 and 10 in reading and math. The DC-CAS is a standards-based testing program, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the District of Columbia."

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Registered: 11-20-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 6:42pm

Once again, I ask how it's possible to castigate both the public schools; and the Obama's choice to send their daughters to private schools. That's the choice to which I referred. Trying to do both is illogical and more than a little hypocritical.

When someone makes a blanket pronouncement about organizations which are not monolithic, I tend to think that such a statement is prone to fallacy. There are many unions, many locales, many different goals. Got proof that "Teachers unions represent teachers and their interests, not the interests of students, parents or their communities at large"? If so, serve it forth!

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Registered: 04-24-2008
In reply to: greenie75
Sun, 11-23-2008 - 7:56pm

Can you elaborate on what you mean by hypocrisy?

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