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At 10:51 AM 13/05/2008, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">At 09:33 AM 13/05/2008, you
wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi all,<br><br>
So, over one million Aussie kids in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are sitting<br>
for national literacy and numeracy exams over these next three
days.<br><br>
Hmm .. does it seem odd to anyone else to have national tests
without<br>
a national curriculum? That is .. an exam, without a curriculum.
Doh!</blockquote><br><br>
From the web:
<a href="http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ccsite/default.asp?id=19875" eudora="autourl">
http://www.curriculum.edu.au/ccsite/default.asp?id=19875</a><br>
"The results from these national literacy and numeracy
<font color="#FF0000"><b>tests</b></font> will provide an important
measure of how Australian schools and students are performing in the
areas of reading, writing, spelling and numeracy. "<br><br>
Seem reasonable to me, since it's only a test. However, some might say
that it is none of the Fed's business because education is a state
matter.</blockquote><br><br>
And I've trawled the web to find this quote from the first Simpsons
episode I saw:<br><br>
"Now, I don't want you to worry, class. These tests will have no
effect on your grades. They merely determine your future social status
and financial success. If any."<br>
~Mrs. Crabapple <br><br>
rgds again<br>
Jim<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">rgds<br>
Jim<br>
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