Unbeknownst to many in attendance at the conference, there was another entity on stage with Representatives Nelson and Newell. Preferring to lurk behind the curtains and out of sight, the real source of this legislation was watching from a safe distance but was unquestionably present in the shadows. As Nelson and Newell recited the entity’s well-scripted and rehearsed talking points, the force in the shadows smiled. After seeing that all was going to plan, the entity mused to itself, “Oklahoma-check; on to the next state.” No, this is not the start to a bad horror story. . . but it might be... While I am on the topic of ALEC, I encourage you to take a look at ALEC’s Report Card on American Education.... I threw together this chart to compare the grades of both states. The first letter grade is for Oklahoma and the second is Massachusetts. See if this makes any sense to you. Teacher Quality and Policies: (OK / MA) Overall Grade B+ / C Delivering Well Prepared Teachers C / C+ Expanding the Teaching Pool F / C Identifying Effective Teachers F / D- Retaining Effective Teachers D+ / D+ Exiting Ineffective Teachers D- / D Massachusetts earns a higher grade than Oklahoma for each criteria, yet earns a “C” compared to our “B+”. And how exactly do two F’s, two D’s and a C translate to a B+? I needed this kind of grader when I took Differential Equations in college!... paulgoodenough/principal/?p=1926
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:03:20 +0000
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