tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post600843162563645227..comments2023-11-06T07:16:36.431-06:00Comments on The Cataract Club (formerly known as) The Musings of a Middle Aged Woman: If you make a loud enough stink......even politicians listen.oklhdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-6370252938197776082014-05-22T16:30:02.406-05:002014-05-22T16:30:02.406-05:00Yes it is not a new concept..didn't work then ...Yes it is not a new concept..didn't work then and won't work now. It just puts undue pressure on kids.<br />oklhdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2315622674616774363.post-12284931845598395892014-05-22T15:24:06.042-05:002014-05-22T15:24:06.042-05:00“Today’s action is a pathetic and outrageous step ...“Today’s action is a pathetic and outrageous step back and returns us to a failed system of social promotion that has served the education establishment and little else.”<br /><br />So your education superintendent thinks that passing a test for promotion is some kind of new innovation?<br /> <br />My father spent three years in 8th grade because he did not pass the required English test. That would have been 1923-24-25.<br />Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.com