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To: Ish who wrote (121219)	1/7/2001 10:39:09 PM
From: TH	Respond to of 769667

Ish, I had a chance to talk at length with my teacher friend here in Detroit. At first I could not convince her that the story was true. She stated without any reservations, that no such action would be taken by her school, or any school in her district. She went on to say that parents are encouraged to work with their kids and to teach beyond what is covered in the classroom. She discussed some recent thinking regarding the ever increasing requirements for skills. She said that she has heard that some people think using the computer and the calculator to get results is acceptable because the amount of skills required of students does not provide time to learn tasks that the machine will do anyway. This means the word processor will spell for you, and even do grammar if you have that software. There would be no need for basics like square roots as a machine will do them better and will less error. Please keep in mind that she does not known anyone directly who believes and practices such nonsense, but she was aware of the argument. She said that creating solutions outside the tasks in school require a complete understanding of the laws and rules that govern basic operations. In other words, don't expect too much innovation from a student if they don't understand the concepts that product the end result. Sound logic I would think. We also discussed drugs in the classroom, but I will post that to Neocon over at the RWE thread. HAGO TH

To: Ish who wrote (121219)	1/7/2001 10:52:29 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 769667

<<Sorry to poop on your parade.>> No problem. I think your stance is admirable, although it may be a bit lonely. And while I dont agree with Hatch on many issues, he is actually someone who in that past worked in a bipartisanship way to get things done, rather than just posturing (which is too prevalent on both sides of the aisle). If I recall correctly, over the years he and Kennedy have cosponsored a fair amount of legislation. If those two can find a middle ground, there is hope. HAGO