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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Don't Believe Everything You Hear!

That is of course, unless you hear it from the "Watch". I don't make mistakes unless you count that one about thinking Kevin McHugh wasn't a former Lowell School Committee nenber (I just thought he was only looking for a better job). Marshall Middle School has a reputation out there of being a "bad" school. Thatrep is somewhat deserved. They are on the doorstep of falling into a Level 4 school if they aren't already there. People play shell games with statistics so it all depends on who you ask.

"Hats Off" to Dr. Cowdell and the other people responsible for putting this program together. It is an innovative way to put a little vigor into our education system.

Don't call me a "sell-out", I still strongly disagree on the value placed on MCAS and I think that even this little way is just another way to "teach the test". But who's going to argue with pizza!

Lynn students attend 'boot camp' to boost MCAS math scores

1 comment:

  1. Uh-oh, Dr. Cowdell - Don't set a precedent! Enacting 'Response to Intervention'? But Lynn doesn't do that! We wait for our kids to fail before we help them; we don't track how they are doing and step in at the first sign of trouble!

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