[summer]

I found this article in the Governor's weekly e-newletter, published by the governor's office, which provides new links each week to current press about Gov. Bush.

If you would like to subscribe (it's free!), just go to www.myflorida.com and look for the green box on the lower right side of the screen, labeled "Governor's e-newsletter."

It's a convenient way to keep up with all the great gains being made by Gov. Bush in his on-going work as governor of FL.

[summer]

Bumping for index.

[Tai_Chung]

Did they teach the test?

The gap between blacks, whites, and hispanic are not as important as the gap between American students and the students from other countries in math and science.

[xzins]

I'm convinced that the issue with most students, and especially minority students, is having a positive relationship with a demanding teacher. When this mix is present, it seems that students thrive.

A positive relation is one in which the student believes that the teacher "likes/respects" the student. I've noticed any number of times, that that student then responds with cooperation.

If the teacher isn't demanding, then this cooperation results in nothing. A teacher who is just "liked" for its own sake is merely a windbag.

A demanding teacher, on the other hand, takes this currency of personal relationship and places work on the student. The student, intent on preserving that valuable commodity, a respected person who actually cares for them, responds with more work than they ever have done for anyone else.

Anyone will tell you. Work is the key to success in education. An average IQ "worker" will outperform a high IQ "slouch" over time.

[doc30]

When I first hear about Jeb's education intitiatives, I was skeptical and there was a lot of outcry from teachers that the state standards were being implemented as a way to introduce vouchers.

Now I see that the State government did what was really common sense: teach the kids and get results. It really upset the teachers that like the touchy-feely approach to education. They suddenly realized that their students had to pass state tests or they would lose education funding. The result was schools and teachers actually taught kids. What a difference a little accountability makes!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Getting all my summer/Jeb pings in late. Sorry, teacher. I have this little virus, you see...(^:

[jalisco555]

Um, so, where's my bump? ;-)

[summer]

FYI. :)