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Thursday, November 16, 2006
National Curriculum
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I have put off posting about a national curriculum, feeling like it will never happen so why talk about it. But while reporting this story about Atlanta’s poor performance on the NAEP science exam, I decided I couldn’t avoid it.
Yes, Atlanta students basically bombed the test. But, Atlanta school officials as well as NAEP officials say Georgia’s curriculum has kids learning key science concepts like cells and plant life at different times.
How fair is it to give a kid a test that includes questions that are NOT multiple choice and that include concepts they have never studied???
NAEP is the only national measurement we have. So do we need a national curriculum? (Discuss, please, but no need to holler or call names… thanks)
