Mr. B (and No Child Left Behind)

I came across a fun little article that includes micahs father on the issue of no child left behind. For those that do not know Micah’s father, he is the principal of Shepherd Jr. High in Ottawa. He was also principal when micah and I attended the school. So understandably Mr b might take an interest in the NCLB deal. Here is a quote that I find fits mr. B's personality quite well, he is speaking of the special needs students in his school, "We have one subgroup at our building, like Mrs. (Jama) Wahl at Central," said Michael Bannister, principal at Shepherd. "They are part of our kids. I understand that. And we want to push them to achieve to the highest level they can ... Some have feeding tubes. Some are in wheelchairs, cannot speak, cannot hold a pencil ... To think that by 2014, everybody will be at 100 percent is horse feathers." In case you didn't notice, I highlighted horse feathers as the link to the article. So, if by chance you ever come across Mr. b, don’t tell him you like the no child left behind legislation, or he will likely ask Judy (his wife) to hold his glasses. Micah, here is something you may find interesting, a comment about the article from someone: “Wait until these kids get to high school and really learn math in the tom jobst failure of the century - integrated math.” And here is a comment in regard to that: “If you cannot improve upon the silence, don't speak (or write). If you don't know what you are talking about, don't make a fool of yourself. Tom Jobst is the greatest thing to happen to education in years.” Well, there are a few more about jobst, so you might want to check it out.