UrbanBaby

06.24.08, 11:20 AM NY Schools
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I was googling NEST last night and discovered a lawsuit against NEST and the DOE filed by a father whose child was not accepted after the onsite last year. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.24.08, 11:20 AM Flag

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What was the outcome? I'm sure this year will yield similar lawsuits [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:21 AM Flag

^^^ In all seriousness, I think an interesting lawsuit would be a class action from parents of 4 yr old boys, protesting the testing at an age where boys as a group are known to be slightly behind developmentally than girls. There is an inherent unfairness to this situation. FWIW, I'm the parent of 2 dds, so no axe to grind here personally. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:24 AM Flag

I agree, but I don't think boys ever catch up anymore, and certainly not in elementary [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:31 AM Flag

that's because after a long time of teaching to boys' strengths they now teach to girls'. boys are set up to fail. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:32 AM Flag

below poster: ita. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:34 AM Flag

new poster and ITA [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 02:55 PM Flag

np: said it here before...i'm totally in favor of same sex education for certain subjects. wish the divided classes for some subjects and brought them together for others. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:32 AM Flag

DH is a teacher and he says the problem is teachers these days want boys to act like girls, so that's why so many boys are labled ADD or just "problems." [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 12:05 PM Flag

your dh is a WISE man. I am fighting this system daily. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 02:56 PM Flag

that ought to be fun reading. do you have a link? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:22 AM Flag

http://www.counsel.nysed.gov/Decisions/volume47/d15679.htm [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:30 AM Flag

Thanks. I finally got to know what NEST did at their onsites in the past. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 12:01 PM Flag

i guess that's an argument for the scores-only approach? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.24.08, 11:31 AM Flag

Now everyone will have to sue the DOE since nothing is in the hands of the schools anymore. [ Reply | More