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To: Lane3 who wrote (15252)	3/27/2006 7:08:08 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) of 542106

Yes, but that's not a counter argument to the NYTimes piece. That argument, derived from a recent study, was that the increasing emphasis on reading and math remediation led to cuts in other programs. You are arguing that costs do not increase because the costs of reading programs are the same as the costs of the geography program. But no one is taking that position. The position being taken is that this legislation is leading to a "narrowing of the curriculum." That's the cost/loss/whatever. Had the Bush administration funded the bill adequately some, if not all, that "narrowing" would not have occurred. Here's the Times quote again. The intense focus on the two basic skills is a sea change in American instructional practice, with many schools that once offered rich curriculums now systematically trimming courses like social studies, science and art. A nationwide survey by a nonpartisan group that is to be made public on March 28 indicates that the practice, known as narrowing the curriculum, has become standard procedure in many communities.

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