tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post4831980848282154506..comments2023-11-13T04:55:40.769-05:00Comments on Tuttle SVC: Mayoral Academy NitpicksTom Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08577165613934129833noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7719550.post-1017329965504380702011-04-30T09:11:54.809-04:002011-04-30T09:11:54.809-04:00So glad you are reporting this. Is anyone else? Do...So glad you are reporting this. Is anyone else? Does the Governor have anything to say about this? Would it matter? I find this so disturbing.The state application is troubling. And why do people think these schools are so great? They post these ridiculous clips on you tube with their students "rolling their numbers" ....basically, middle school kids reciting their times tables up to 12 and saying they are going to college...... while suburban and middle class kids are tackling complex, multi-step problems in algebra. <br />The chant below is embedded in the application --- as one example of the "fun" ways AF motivates kids --- is disgusting:<br /><br />Achievement First Chant<br /><br />Read, Baby, Read<br />(Stomps and Claps – 4X) <br />You’ve got to Read, Baby, Read <br />(Say What?) <br />You’ve got to Read, Baby, Read<br />The more I read, the more I know <br />The more I know, the more I grow <br />The more I talk, the less I know <br />Because knowledge is POWER and <br />POWER is MONEY <br />And I want it ... Umph!<br />You’ve got to Read, Baby, Read <br />You’ve got to Read, Baby, Read<br />No need to HOPE for a good paying job <br />With your 3rd grade skills <br />You can’t do anything but rob <br />You’ve got to READ, Baby, Read<br />You’ll rob your mother, you’ll rob your friends <br />Don’t you know you can LEARN? <br />Don’t you know you can WIN? <br />You’ve got to READ, baby, read <br />You’ve got to READ, baby, read <br />You’ve got to READ, baby, read<br /><br />How can we stop AF from coming to RI?mchughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452107581699093382noreply@blogger.com