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Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

escaping slave — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:52:17 -0700

To make it even better, here are two news stories discussing local school districts requesting time off for students....so the teachers can plan how to "improve learning." What learning? How to pass a test? More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

izenmania — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:17:12 -0700

Really? Where do you get that? More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

fredo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:55:52 -0700

THE WASL Epitath: If you don't like the message, kill the messenger. More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

izenmania — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:32:47 -0700

I did well on the WASL, which means that I have the ability to write as though I have charisma. Still working on actually having some in the real world, though. More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

NineInchNachos — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:25:03 -0700

which part of the WASL teaches kids charisma? More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

izenmania — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:13:02 -0700

The WASL was always a poorly constructed, poorly executed test. Teachers didn't like it, students didn't like it. More »

Re: Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

jenyum — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:46:50 -0700

The math WASL results would dip radically and then rebound radically from year to year, state wide. There were huge problems with that test, and I'm happy to see it gone. More »

Punching Bag | Gregoire passes slackers, fails Washington State

fredo — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:31:38 -0700

Governor Gregoire and the legislature have just disembowled the State math WASL. This may make some underachieving losers feel good about themselves but shortchanges the State of Washington in so many ways. More »