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Essay Contest
Citizens for Global Solutions is sponsoring an essay contest about yourself and global issues. The winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC. Click here for more information. |
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Survey Responses:
Should teachers be evaluated on the basis of
their students' test scores? |
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Last week's survey question was "Do you think that teachers ought to be evaluated on the basis of the test scores of their students?"
Seventy-one percent of the twenty-two respondents indicated that students test scores should probably or definitely not be used for teacher evaluation. Here are the specific responses:
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| Definitely No | 40% | | Probably No | 31% | | Not Sure | 0% | | Probably Yes | 18% | | Definitely No | 9% |
Sixteen respondents offered thoughtful comments. Here is one:
"If teachers had control of what was happening at home--enough food, stable family, healthy interventions maybe. Tests are important but some really bright people do badly on tests."
You can access all of them by clicking here. |
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First 2010 Middle School Model U.N. this Friday |
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The first of seven middle school model United Nations sessions this spring takes place this Friday, March 26. Participating schools are Sperreng Middle (Lindbergh district), St. Gerard Majella, St. Mary Magdalen, St. Gabriel's, and St. Justin the Martyr.
Six resolutions are on the docket and discussion will begin immediately at 9:00 AM. We will include the morning's activities at noon.
Like all sessions, this one is at the Creve Coeur Government Center; 300 No. New Ballas Road; 63141 (map). |
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Lively discussion and simulation last Saturday:
Next: Movie on Sat. Afternoon, 04/17
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Thanks to all the students who came to last Saturday's discussion and simulation. We focused on the health care bill that was under consideration at the time as well as whether students had more trust in the federal government or state government. We then engaged in a land use simulation as an introductory step towards this summer's Urban Go-Team. |
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Civitas Goes To Outstanding 'Indie' film
on Sat., April 3 |
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St. Louis is one of a handful of cities that will be showing the independent film, "The Most Dangerous Man in America." It is the story of Daniel Ellsberg who worked in the Pentagon at the time of the Vietnam war and against the law but in accordance with his conscience, released papers from the Defense Department. These papers revealed a dismal picture of how the war in Vietnam was going; quite different from what was being publicly said.
The movie is scheduled to be at the Tivoli Theater in the U. City Loop on the afternoon of Saturday, April 3. The exact time of the showing has not yet been released; we will let you know next week. But our plans are to meet at the Tivoli; see the movie; and then go to a "quiet restaurant" in the Loop to talk about the film. You can sign up by clicking here or on Facebook. |
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Black: High School Blue: Middle School Date | Time | Place | Activity | | | | | Fri.,
03/26/10 |
9:00 AM -
Noon | Creve Coeur Gov't Center (map) | Middle School Model U.N. #1 | Wed.,
03/31/10 |
9:00 AM -
Noon | Creve Coeur Gov't Center (map) | Middle School Model U.N. #2 | Sat.
04/03/10 |
afternoon | Tivoli Theater
(most likely) | Film: "The Most Dangerous Man" on Daniel Ellsberg | Sat.,
04/17/10 |
To be
determined | To be
determined | Urban Go-Team Field Trip | | | | |
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