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Re: Is it just me?

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From: Betty Bowen (bbowen_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Mon Aug 30 2004 - 04:58:47 PDT

> One trend I have seen in education, due to NCLB, is a
> knee jerk "We have to teach reading writing, and math
> and the rest of the subject areas, especially those
> not measured on standardized tests can take a cut.

The Oklahoma Republican Party Platform says (it is on their website) that
the purpose of education is to teach math, science, and social studies.
Period. So it is not just our imagination. It is an agenda. 

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