tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post8860629699784752065..comments2024-02-17T04:12:23.721-04:00Comments on parentalcation: Reading First says In Your Face!TurbineGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-61691019183643968212007-04-20T15:12:00.000-04:002007-04-20T15:12:00.000-04:00"So yes, simply spending an extra $600 per kid wil..."So yes, simply spending an extra $600 per kid will certainly improve reading scores no matter what curriculum is used."<BR/><BR/>Best bet might be to promise each kid a Nintendo DS if they raise their reading score by a certain amount.CrypticLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05313033952671292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-2382771986772682092007-04-19T18:28:00.000-04:002007-04-19T18:28:00.000-04:00"hire some anybody off the street to sit and liste..."hire some anybody off the street to sit and listen to the kids read, and that alone will improve the test scores"<BR/><BR/>Pretty naive...<BR/><BR/>"spending an extra $600 per kid will certainly improve reading scores no matter what curriculum is used"<BR/><BR/>Tell that to the underperforming, overfunded schools in Washington D.C.TurbineGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781298806992944235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-25019938414063427312007-04-19T13:13:00.000-04:002007-04-19T13:13:00.000-04:00In my district we spend about $7000 per student, t...In my district we spend about $7000 per student, total. Adding another $600 or what every you estimate RF provided is a significant chunk of change. With that much money they could hire some anybody off the street to sit and listen to the kids read, and that alone will improve the test scores. So yes, simply spending an extra $600 per kid will certainly improve reading scores no matter what curriculum is used.lhchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175294049244914949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33353812.post-33174513370768318232007-04-19T10:53:00.000-04:002007-04-19T10:53:00.000-04:00The program was poorly -- even unethically -- admi...<I>The program was poorly -- even unethically -- administered at the federal level, yet it seems to be having a positive effect in schools.</I><BR/><BR/>That just kills me. The program was <I>not</I> administered unethically. The controversy surrounding RF was that it 'unfairly' favored programs like DI and SFA - which is precisely the reason it succeeded. <BR/><BR/>Must... control... fist of death...Independent Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14559237565237736636noreply@blogger.com