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To: LindyBill who wrote (28322)	2/7/2004 9:52:14 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793841

This doesn't surprise me. From the "Joanne Jacobs" Blog. Who majors in education? Students who plan to major in education earn low SAT scores, writes Reform K12. On the math test, education majors rank third from the bottom, beating out students who plan to major in agriculture/natural resources and public affairs and services (social work, I think). Ed majors rank second from the bottom on the verbal exam, just above public affairs majors. Since strong verbal skills correlate with effective teaching, this is not good news. Of course, many of these would-be teachers won't complete a degree. joannejacobs.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (28322)	2/7/2004 10:07:57 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793841

<<Dr. House and Dr, Golubchick say the money is better spent on creating classes of 20 in kindergarten through third grade, more individualized tutoring and high-quality summer school. "Why flunk them to give them the services they need?" Dr. House said. "Why not just give them the services?">> I'm confused. They take the kids who flunk and give them smaller classes, individualized tutoring, and summer school, and half of them flunk again in three years despite the extra effort and cost. So the proposed solution is to give ALL kids the same treatment as the flunkers? This makes sense? <g>