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[quote=Anonymous]One thing to consider is really what tests are telling us:

They are not really IQ tests, they are cultural knowledge tests.  They are supposed to be neutral, but I personally don't think that they can be.  One of the issues I have seen is that schools that are very focused on progressive education, focus less on content knowledge and more projects feel good reading assignments.  These practices are pretty common in this area, I think it often puts kids at a disadvantage especially of lower SES opportunity and sometimes minority students. Different stories and emphasis within our cultural frameworks.  Lisa Deplit's article, The Silenced Dialogue is an interesting read http://faculty.washington.edu/rikitiki/tcxg464sp08/Silenced%20Dialogue%20by%20L%20Delpit.pdf

Personally for me, I seek to make sure my children are receiving at school and home a deep base of knowledge in history, science, literature and math.  It is the only way I can enable them to engage the wider culture. [/quote]

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