Legislative Special Sesson; Ron Leadbetter
Broadcast Date: January 10, 2010
On Tuesday state lawmakers will return to Nashville for a special session. Gov. Phil Bredesen called the session for lawmakers to take on education reform.
The goal is to set new policies that will open the door to millions of dollars in federal aid for the state.
Joining Gene Patterson to discuss specifics on the special session is State Sen. Jamie Woodson (R, Knoxville), the former chair of the Senate Education Committee, and State Rep. Harry Tindell (D, Knoxville).
Then, Republican Ron Leadbetter talks about his run for the state's 7th Senate District.
In the Final Word, 6 News political analyst George Korda and SRW and Associates executive Cortney Piper discuss the upcoming special legislative session and the recent arrests of three UT basketball players.
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#1 Wrong!
The only thing I can safely say is that this may look very good on paper and in theory, but in reality it's a huge mistake. This may bring forth more graduates, but that doesn't necessarily mean better/smarter graduates. Teachers will be forced to make things even easier than they are for the targeted students, thereby producing graduates with even less skills than before. Why don't you set up some kind of trade school or vocational school if you really want to help these kids?
The NCLB Act was the worst thing that's happened in education thus far; this will only make it worse. I know you haven't spent time in all of these student's homes and followed them around to see what kinds of things they're involved in. If you had, you would know what kind of task you are putting before educators.
Also, any changes that are made should start in grade K and work up progressively. To make such drastic changes all at once, such as the ones made that are affecting this year in math and science, are just a recipe for failure.
None of this even mentions how local and in-school politics will affect everything. And yes, it makes a huge difference. In fact, I'm almost afraid to post this for fear of losing my job.
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