NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT - NEW TEST SCORES OUT NOW!!!!!

Here it is again, a booklet comes in my home mail with the annual report on the high school, ( I live in Chester, Vermont, but believe me, this applies to the entire state).

Pages 25 and 26 give the GMUHS STATE STUDENT PERFORMANCE RESULTS.

Paragraph two: " Indicated in the 2005-2006 column below (the results are always for last year),
is the percent of students in grade eight at GMU who scored in the top two performance levels (Proficient with Distinction or Proficient)..." "These scores and the grade ten NRSE scores included on the following page"...

Now, what does that mean?
It means that all of the students who were not either proficient with distinction, or proficient,
FAILED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT.

Let's see, (not meant to specifically embarrass Chester, Vermont, read the test scores for your own tax supported school system!):

NRSE Mathematical Concepts, Grade 10, 2005-2006 a total of 40% of the students passed,
meaning,
60% failed.
Statewide, 45% passed, 65% failed.

NRSE Mathematical Skills, Grade 10, 2005-2006 a total of 70% passed, 30% failed,
and statewide the success rate was 62% and the failure rate 38%.

NRSE Mathematical Problem Solving, Grade 10, 2005-2006 a total of 40% passed, 60% failed,
and statewide
47% passed and 53% failed.

Are you getting your tax dollars worth?

Well! Read this!
This is an e-mail forwarded around the United States, you may have already received it:

TEACHING MATH BEFORE THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

TEACHING MATH IN 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit?

TEACHING MATH IN 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 the price, or $80. What is his profit?

TEACHING MATH IN 1970: A logger exchanges a set "L" of lumber for a set "M" of money. The cardinality of set "M" is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots representing the elements of the set "M". The set "C", the cost of production, contains 20 fewer points than set "M". Represent the set "C" as a subset of set "M" and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the set "P" for profits?

TEACHING MATH IN 1980: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. Her cost of production is $80. and her profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

TEACHING MATH IN 1990: By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as this logger cut down the trees? There are no wrong answers.

TEACHING MATH IN 1996: By laying off 40% of its loggers, a company improves its stock price from $80. to $100. How much capital gain per share does the CEO make by exercising his stock options at $80? Assume capital gains are no longer taxed, because this encourages investment.

TEACHING MATH IN 1997: A company out sources all of its loggers. The firm saves on benefits, and when demand for its product is down, the logging workforce can easily be cut back. The average logger employed by the company earned $50,000., had three weeks vacation, a nice retirement plan and medical insurance. The contracted logger charges $50. an hour. Was outsourcing a good move?

TEACHING MATH IN 1999: A laid-off logger serving time in prison for blowing away several co-workers is being trained in computer science in order to work on Y2K projects. What is the probability that the automatic cell doors will open on their own as of 00:01?

This forwarded e-mail shared with you by Cris Ericson
http://crisericson.com