From: wright@aesc.cs.odu.edu (LET'S DO EDUCATION)
Subject: Please Read and Critique for my Education Class
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 23:49:05 GMT

Hello!

I currently hold a Masters degree, but have gone back to school this
Fall to obtain my Teaching Certificate (I only need eight hours.)  In
my "Social Foundations in Education" class, we have been asked to
get in a group, come up with a topic, and ask people to critique
the group's topic.

Below is my group's topic.  Please critique our topic entitled
"Reform."  Tell us why our topic is "good" or "bad."  Share some
related educational stories from your past.  Just simply rip
it to shreads.  Please post all responses here so I can keep
track of them.  Also, include in your post your name, location
of employment, and title.

Thanks so much in advance.  Here is the topic:

RFEORM

REFORM #1
 A: National standardization of curriculum
 B: The following classes will be nationally 
standardized:  Math, History, Science, 
Language, English
 C: All high school students are required to take 
one semester of Art and Music Appreciation.  
This class will include common infor- mation 
about known painters, composer, theories, and 
works.
        Advantadges:
          1) Through the standardization of the 
curriculum, a successful regional comparison of 
school systems can be made.
          2) Students who frequently move are able 
to transfer high school credits with ease and are 
readily able to assimilate into a new school 
regardless of the time of year.
REFORM #2 - Mandantory Competency 
Examinations
 A: Students must successfully pass a 
competency exam before etneringJunior High 
school, high school, and graduation.
 B: The grade-appropriate exams will include 
the following:  Math, Science, social Studies, 
English
 C: Upon failure of the exam, the student will be 
required to complete summer remedial classes 
before a second apptempt of the test.
 D: If the student fails a second time, he\she 
will be held back and placed in a remedial 
classroom where the focus of classroom in-
struction will be correction of the student's 
deficiences.
REFORM #3 - Learning Disabilities Screening
 A: Screenin for all students before 
kindergarden will include the following group 
tests: Physical attention, Level of Attention, 
and Listening Skill
 B: If the psychologist identifies potential 
problems in a child, further individual testing 
will be performed based upon the 
psychologist's discretion.
 C: Before completing the second grade and 
seventh grade, the child is required to complete 
the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test for 
Children administered by a psychologist or 
another qualified professional.
 D: Stanford-Binet Intelligence test for 
Children:
        1) score on the intelligence test will be 
correlated with the progress in school to 
identify any discrepencies between the IQ Test 
and school performance.
        2) the IQ Test is composed of two sections: 
Verbal and performance.
        3) VERBAL is compried of math problems, 
vocabulary definitions, and question-answer 
section which are given verbally by the 
examiner.
        4) PERFORMANCE is comprised of 
puzzles, story sequencing, and mazes performed 
by the student.
 E: Based upon the psychologist's findings, the 
child will be referred for placement of special 
education.
REFORM #4 - Enviromental Education
 A: Starting in Kindergarden, each class will be 
assigned a particualr clean up job with-in the 
school grounds.
 B: Once a month, students will participate in a 
supervised clean up period in which students 
straighten, clean, and pick up trash inside and 
outside the school.
 C: Once in high school, the students are 
required to take  one semester of an ecology 
class.  This calss will teach the student the 
harms of polluting and the benefits of 
recycling.
       RESULTS:
         1) Students will take price in their school 
and enviroment.
         2) Students will respect other's property.

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Thanks again for your help!

Wright

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