School or Scam

Slartibartfast · 04-28-2004, 04:43 PM

The pressure to get the kids to pass standardized tests is enormous. I think there is a place for these tests, but too much emphasis is being placed on them.

My biggest fear with public schools is the government treating kids as a target audience that can be sold to big businesses.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...27/lo_vv/53014

Children today are bombarded with millions of commercials as it is. School should be free of this pressure to become happy little consumers.

04-28-2004, 04:43 PM	#1
Slartibartfast \|-0-\| <-0-> \|-0-\| Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 516	The pressure to get the kids to pass standardized tests is enormous. I think there is a place for these tests, but too much emphasis is being placed on them. My biggest fear with public schools is the government treating kids as a target audience that can be sold to big businesses. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...27/lo_vv/53014 Children today are bombarded with millions of commercials as it is. School should be free of this pressure to become happy little consumers.

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