The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 16.1076  Friday, 10 June 2005

[1]     From:   Colin Cox <
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        Date:   Thursday, 09 Jun 2005 08:15:50 -0700
        Subj:   Re: SHK 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare

[2]     From:   Bill Gelber <
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        Date:   Thursday, 09 Jun 2005 11:51:57 -0400
        Subj:   Re: SHK 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare


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From:           Colin Cox <
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Date:           Thursday, 09 Jun 2005 08:15:50 -0700
Subject: 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare
Comment:        Re: SHK 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare

"Jordan District auditors have found that a Shakespeare class doesn't
sufficiently advance the state core curriculum."

If Utah is anything like California, the problem here is not
Shakespeare, it's the state core curriculum.

Colin Cox

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From:           Bill Gelber <
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Date:           Thursday, 09 Jun 2005 11:51:57 -0400
Subject: 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare
Comment:        Re: SHK 16.1064 Canceling Shakespeare

This is the problem with standardized testing.  Teachers are "teaching
to the test." In Texas, it means that the curriculum continues to
shrink, and "the tale wags the dog."

Bill Gelber

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