tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post7142249438690253695..comments2024-02-20T03:57:11.723-05:00Comments on Teaching Underground: When Numbers Betray RealitySteven Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-77834054089879538042012-11-15T14:40:48.303-05:002012-11-15T14:40:48.303-05:00How fantastic that, when dropping by to check out ...How fantastic that, when dropping by to check out this post, I see a Wise County reference. I teach in the town of Big Stone Gap, right here in Wise County, and the idea that my students, because they are white, share an educational experience - or starting point - as white students in other parts of the state is just ludicrous. A better place to begin would be socioeconomic status.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-72675105602282476552012-11-15T10:19:06.819-05:002012-11-15T10:19:06.819-05:00So Alexandria($89,000) white kid are the same as C...So Alexandria($89,000) white kid are the same as Coeburn white kids where the median family household income is $28,000 but not the same as Black or Asian kids from the same place? With all the unintended damage from NCLB, will this be better? Not likely. Race isn't a factor in the state's composite index formula nor should it be in testing goals. Fact- an achievement gap exists. Simply saying it will be eliminated or ignoring that reality serves no one. What is less clear is how to work to improve efforts for all children. I dare say this is not an approach worth trying. How about something that works like funding a genuine statewide Pre-K effort and actually simply letting teachers teach instead of anything remotely connected to testing? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com