Comments on: A weekend interview with … http://www.teachersmailroom.com/a-weekend-interview-with-6/ a place where teachers vent, share and tell us how they really feel ... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Chris http://www.teachersmailroom.com/a-weekend-interview-with-6/#comment-54 Chris Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:31:51 +0000 http://www.teachersmailroom.com/a-weekend-interview-with-6/#comment-54 Having private school sudents take the FCAT would, on the surface, seem to level the playing field. But would private schools be subject to the other restrictions that public schools labor under? Would they have to hire state certified teachers, teach state mandated standards/curricula, and would their students and school community members be subject to retention, graduation requirements, and other high-stakes consequences? I don't think that private schools would agree to these requirements and, if that would be the case, the playing field would remain slanted. Regarding the drop-out situation, I believe the problem has been exascerbated by FCAT and the standardized testing mania. How would the drop-out rates in private schools be affected if their students were subject to the same criteria? Citing high public school drop-out rates is unfair and deceptive. Having private school sudents take the FCAT would, on the surface, seem to level the playing field. But would private schools be subject to the other restrictions that public schools labor under?

Would they have to hire state certified teachers, teach state mandated standards/curricula, and would their students and school community members be subject to retention, graduation requirements, and other high-stakes consequences? I don’t think that private schools would agree to these requirements and, if that would be the case, the playing field would remain slanted.

Regarding the drop-out situation, I believe the problem has been exascerbated by FCAT and the standardized testing mania. How would the drop-out rates in private schools be affected if their students were subject to the same criteria? Citing high public school drop-out rates is unfair and deceptive.

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