Hawaii Free Press reports that, during the June meeting, the Board of Education has approved a motion to lower proficiency standards for Hawaiian-languange Immersion students. Easy scoring means more students will show improvement, thereby conforming to the "No Child Left Behind" requirements.
So if we test students in their "native" language, we should not expect them to do as well???? Kinda makes sense, since the availability of books written in Hawaiian is rather limited. I don't believe there are ANY "native" Hawaiian-Language speakers. First language for most around here is English.
Liberal good intentions often have tragic consequences. I feel sorry for the kids who are being deprived of education. This is child abuse on an institutional scale. Smells fishy to me. Like somebody is consciously trying to keep Hawaiians down ie Dan Akaka. Perhaps it is Hawaiians unwittingly doing it to themselves. Self defeatism is a sneaky enemy.
This is just another example of liberal cognitive dissonance.
So if we test students in their "native" language, we should not expect them to do as well???? Kinda makes sense, since the availability of books written in Hawaiian is rather limited. I don't believe there are ANY "native" Hawaiian-Language speakers. First language for most around here is English.
Liberal good intentions often have tragic consequences. I feel sorry for the kids who are being deprived of education. This is child abuse on an institutional scale. Smells fishy to me. Like somebody is consciously trying to keep Hawaiians down ie Dan Akaka. Perhaps it is Hawaiians unwittingly doing it to themselves. Self defeatism is a sneaky enemy.
This is just another example of liberal cognitive dissonance.
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