Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 2000 — Page 7

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There seem to be many trends 5 place in education. Over the 10 years we have seen junior Igh schools of grades 7-9, turn »middle schools of grades 6-8. now have schools that go 1-year-around; we have “teams” Mtoschool and high school;

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ended“tracking” and begin “in- , H mandatory testing conto. change (for better or 1, and die crossing guard has replaced with surveillance ' cameras and police officers. The Chicago public school system is now issuing two report cards to the students at the end of the grading period. On an experimental basis, 30 -CPS agreed to participate in the experiment. The nonprofit community-advocacy group. United Neighborhood Organizations of Chicago, is leading the charge for parental report cards. The report cards are designed to get parents more involved in their children’s education. The “Parental Involvement Report Card” mides how often the parents read % their children, check their homeork, visit their classroom/school, peak to (heir teacher, and get diem to school on time. During the first report cards, the parents were to grade themselves ♦}ind review their grades with the Child’s teacher. The teachers will lien give the grades for the reunder of school year. At this time, no one knows Whether this type of “accountability” will work, but as parents, we expect our children to work hard and get high marks as students, but many of us do not work as hard and get high marks at parental

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Another trend that is shaping up may have negative results in the short term, but may be the best thing for our students in the long term. The traditional standardized BRIEFS Continued from A1 Carson (D-IN) has announced that the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IPTC) will receive $2.5 million in new federal funding to enhance passenger service. Rep. Carson and Dan Burton requested the funding as part of the Fiscal Year 2001 Transportation and Related Appropriations bill. The funds will be used to improve basic passenger amenities such as signs, route information and shelters. Schedules will soon contain information regarding routes and vehicle identification. IPTC will also modernize outdated communications systems.

Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving Dinner The annual Mozel Sanders Thanksgiving dinner will be held Thursday, November 23. This year, the event moves to Butler University’s Atherton Student Union Building. Dinners are available to those in need beginning at 11 a.m. Next week, further information regarding the delivery of meals will be publicized. Volunteers are still needed to assist with preparation, meal delivery and other tasks. For more information call (317) 636-4964. Prince Hall Masonic Lodges host dinner The Prince Hall Masonic Lodges of Central District 1 and 2, Order of the Eastern Star Chapters of District 2 and the Heroines of Jericho will host their annual Thanksgiving dinner to feed the hungry, Thursday, Nov. 23. This annual community service event of the Masons and Eastern Star for more than 40 years in Indianapolis. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge located at 2201 N. Central Ave. Individuals and families are welcome to come, sit down and eat at the lodge hall. If you need a dinner delivered to you, call (317) 92594050between the hours of 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. The lodge cannot accept delivery orders after noon. • .

multiple-choice type tests are fading fast. At least 40 states are going to tests that require students to transfer to paper what they actually know. No more “multiple-guess,” looking at a neighbors paper, or having someone else take die test

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Now, many of the standardized tests include “open-ended questions, require students to give samples of their written work, solve complex mathematics problems and explain their solutions. They will be required to critically examine literary techniques, articulate their thinking in written essays, and open and honestly, show what they really know,” Louis V. Gerstner wrote in the Washington Post on Sept. 25. Honestly, this is the type of learning and assessment that needs to take place. Sadly and unfortunately, many of our young people struggle greatly in most of these areas. The last trend that is shaping up

is the program calls Gaining Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or Gear Up. “This $200 million dollar program started last year and is based on mentoring, tuition assistance, and curriculum support to retain students and expose them to college. It targets students starting no later than 7th grade and serves more than 700,000 students across the country,” according to John Gehring in Education Week on Nov. 6. The program is designed to target lower income students and get them more prepared for high school and get them focused on taking college preparation classes. The U.S. Department of Education research shows that those students from families that are more affluent are seven times more likely that those from lower-income backgrounds to earn four-year college degrees. These are some of the trends shaping up in the field of public education. In order for you to stay on top of the current trends, you must be involved in the process. Send your comments to me at: educationdoesmatter@liotmaiLconi, or you can write me at: 9701 E. 63rdSt., Indianapolis, IN. 46236. Or call me at (317) 393-2188

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