Okay, and I just read through the article - I can't believe they suspended her. You always forget about how little agency high school students have once you're out of high school.
If the test is intended to gauge one's mastery of English, it should be given to all students, no matter what their first language is. My mom has fourth graders who still can't tell the difference between a verb and a noun, let alone glean very much from a story excerpt or whatever.
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Date: 2009-04-07 10:04 pm (UTC)If the test is intended to gauge one's mastery of English, it should be given to all students, no matter what their first language is. My mom has fourth graders who still can't tell the difference between a verb and a noun, let alone glean very much from a story excerpt or whatever.