From:             Tim_Zukas@pvn.com
To:               EDUCATION-CONSUMERS@tricon.net
Date sent:        Fri, 14 Nov 1997 07:57:51 -0500
Subject:          NY Regents diploma




 I got this via another list. Can anyone on this loop help?
To:       TAGFORUM @ MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
From:     king @ ACCESS.DIGEX.NET
Subject:  [TAGFORUM] Dumbing Down
Date:     11/14/97 12:02:42 AM








A teacher friend of mine dropped by an online chat session last night
quite distraught over the proposed changes to the New York State
Regent's diplomas. Not being from NY, I'm not familiar with the program
as it now stands. But, if I understood her correctly, they're talking
about getting rid of the "local" diploma (what you'd get if you didn't
pass the Regent's Exams) in favor of keeping kids in high school five or
six years, if necessary, so that everyone either gets a Regent's level
diploma or leaves without a diploma entirely.
Her concerns were that this was the beginning of the "dumbing down"
since special education students would have lower passing scores for the
Regent's diploma under the new system. Also, it just seems beyond belief
that the state would get away with requiring two or more additional
years of high school before a student could receive a diploma and
graduate.
Does anyone know of a website that has the text of the proposed changes
to the Regent's diploma requirements?
Valorie
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king@access.digex.net
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