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To: Lane3 who wrote (15273)	3/28/2006 8:12:28 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542152

The reason is the change in emphasis inherent in the testing, not a failure to fund. A thoughtful, well developed line of reasoning. I wonder if we are sufficiently far along with NCLB to determine whether your argumentation can be tested empirically. I should think that doing so would be devilishly difficult. On the other hand, who needs objective statistical analysis when untested, unproven political explanations will do?

To: Lane3 who wrote (15273)	3/28/2006 8:15:54 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542152

They would not necessarily be teaching less of something else. In our district no one wanted to cut the AP classes- not the parents (who protested), not the teachers (who love the higher level classes), not the admin (who couldn't find another solution, because the money just wasn't there to keep them), and not even the district, who never wants a mob of angry parents on their doorstep. It IS the money. The impetus for the change comes from the testing, but the reason for the narrowing is the lack of money. Our school, for example, would have been happy to keep both tracks- for the gifted and for the remedial students, but we just didn't have the money.

To: Lane3 who wrote (15273)	3/28/2006 9:12:14 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542152

I have long suspected that a lack of explanation is usually because people are parroting some meme that they haven't thoughtfully considered and, therefore, can't explain. It gets harder to take you seriously with each post. I've been more than reluctant to respond to your personal attacks. In fact, have not done so. But you, for some reason, just seem to need to keep them up. It's fairly simple to see that e and I are saying precisely the same thing. Hardly needs to be underlined, italicized, etc. You and I disagree about how much of an explanation is enough. That's all. Give it up.