Comments on: National Standards & Lessons from England http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Candihttp://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Candi Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:01:07 +0000 http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/#comment-114 Thank you for your question. I hope you will find this op-ed, entitled "<a href="http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-schools-should-not-mandate-pro-gay-teaching" rel="nofollow">Schools Should Not Mandate Pro-Gay Teaching</a>," which is posted on opposingviews.com, helpful for understanding our thoughts on this issue. Thank you for your question. I hope you will find this op-ed, entitled “Schools Should Not Mandate Pro-Gay Teaching,” which is posted on opposingviews.com, helpful for understanding our thoughts on this issue.

]]> By: phoenixmdhttp://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/comment-page-1/#comment-113 phoenixmd Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:56:36 +0000 http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/#comment-113 Hi Candi,I just have a question. Why do you believe it's wrong to teach students about same-sex unions? Hi Candi,

I just have a question. Why do you believe it’s wrong to teach students about same-sex unions?

]]> By: Catherine Newcomerhttp://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Catherine Newcomer Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:09:21 +0000 http://citizenlinkblog.com/drivethru/2009/08/national-standards-lessons-from-england/#comment-111 Hello Candi, Your article on National Standards and Lessons from England was informative! The fact that states are fighting over who will have input on standards is revealing that we have time-time for common sense folks to speak up and make their opinions heard.Lets look at US history and see when the National Standards of America DID work. Let's encourage folks to not fix something if it isn't broken--go back to the system that worked--and stand strong as a community to teach basics-not social issues. Hello Candi,
Your article on National Standards and Lessons from England was informative! The fact that states are fighting over who will have input on standards is revealing that we have time-time for common sense folks to speak up and make their opinions heard.

Lets look at US history and see when the National Standards of America DID work. Let’s encourage folks to not fix something if it isn’t broken–go back to the system that worked–and stand strong as a community to teach basics-not social issues.

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