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[mockingbirdq]

Today I handled documents I'm not allowed to even SEE, and "actively monitored" a room full of 10th graders for 5 hours straight. At one point I heard giggling and realized I was nodding off STANDING UP at the front of the classroom. Active monitoring means no sitting down, no reading, no ANYTHING except staring at students struggling with a hideous standardized test. Hell for everyone involved. Vote democrat so there will be a chance NCLB may be repealed! Please!!

I came home and made Fox scrambled eggs with ketchup, and Tomu and I a bastardized version of Okonomiyaki. I take some pancake mix, add 4 eggs,soy, cooking sherry, some onion and a package of shredded cabbage and carrots (cole slaw mix). Cook in a pan and serve with Tonkatsu sauce. It's really good.

I'm ready for bed now. Bleah!

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[kracken.livejournal.com]

Considering all the good things it's done for Janice, and even my sons school, I have to disagree about getting rid of it. It's made a world of difference for my area and my circumstance.

[mockingbirdq.livejournal.com]

And it's tortured my immigrant kids who are required to take an on level TAKS test after only being here 2 or 3 years maximum.

Worse, some students "count" more than others. 1 of my LEP kids can count against the school the same as 4 mainstream white children, because the school submits their scores as immigrant, LEP, hispanic and economically disadvantaged. It's unfair to schools with large minority and immigrant populations.

As to it helping students in Special Ed - Do you believe ALL special education students will be able to perform at grade level by 2013?? Because that is what is currently stated in NCLB. Some of the Sped teachers I work with have choice things to say about that regulation :P

If NCLB isn't thrown out, it needs major overhaul by people with backgrounds in education, not politics...input from families of Special Ed and Immigrant students would be a good idea as well.