tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post6603981216306812467..comments2024-02-16T09:00:32.845-06:00Comments on FromDC2Iowa: IC School Board Needs Fresh ThinkingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30130444.post-25853422431227407162009-09-02T20:59:03.341-05:002009-09-02T20:59:03.341-05:00I live in Connecticut and don't get to vote, b...I live in Connecticut and don't get to vote, but I applaud you and Ms. Swisher for asking questions about how high performing districts can do better. It can get awful comfortable for those top five percentile districts, just a tweak here and tuck there and we can continue to report great test scores without challenging fundamental assumptions or pushing ourselves as hard as we push our teachers and administrators to demonstrate leadership. <br /><br />Let me add a suggestion of my own to your list - a technology curriculum that understands spreadsheet manipulation is more than vocational training and instead helps provide facility with 21st century analytical tools.Jim Kucharczykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12077346015681387573noreply@blogger.com