http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor National News in Context Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:24:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor/comment-page-1#comment-34495 lydia Thu, 28 May 2009 06:56:17 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44462#comment-34495 I don't believe the 2 issues are similar at all .'" No child left behind" tries to correct the injustice done to children of minotrities by providing them with a solid educational background and making them more competitive in the society. To promote an individual to a dangerous and risky job, like leading or supervising other firefighters, requires some objective evaluation re: the competence and ability of the individual ( black , white or yellow no matter ) to take a leadership role and take charge of his team in the fulfillment of a dangerous mission. The executive function and leadership ability of an individual are difficult to evaluate by an exam yet it is the only tool we have before assigning an individual to a job in which the life of many others are at risk. Judge Sotomayer should have addressed that particular issue with people who are knoledgeable in the field: are the exam testing the individua's ability to lead in a life threatening situation? if they are adequate tests for leadership and competence than no exemption along racial divides is acceptable because it puts other people at risk. If the test is invalid than it should be redesigned in such a manner that it evaluates these crucial qualifications and exemptions along racial ot ethnical lines should not be permissible because other people lives would be at risk I don't believe the 2 issues are similar at all .'” No child left behind” tries to correct the injustice done to children of minotrities by providing them with a solid educational background and making them more competitive in the society. To promote an individual to a dangerous and risky job, like leading or supervising other firefighters, requires some objective evaluation re: the competence and ability of the individual ( black , white or yellow no matter ) to take a leadership role and take charge of his team in the fulfillment of a dangerous mission. The executive function and leadership ability of an individual are difficult to evaluate by an exam yet it is the only tool we have before assigning an individual to a job in which the life of many others are at risk. Judge Sotomayer should have addressed that particular issue with people who are knoledgeable in the field: are the exam testing the individua's ability to lead in a life threatening situation? if they are adequate tests for leadership and competence than no exemption along racial divides is acceptable because it puts other people at risk. If the test is invalid than it should be redesigned in such a manner that it evaluates these crucial qualifications and exemptions along racial ot ethnical lines should not be permissible because other people lives would be at risk

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor/comment-page-1#comment-31661 lydia Wed, 27 May 2009 23:56:17 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44462#comment-31661 I don't believe the 2 issues are similar at all .'" No child left behind" tries to correct the injustice done to children of minotrities by providing them with a solid educational background and making them more competitive in the society. To promote an individual to a dangerous and risky job, like leading or supervising other firefighters, requires some objective evaluation re: the competence and ability of the individual ( black , white or yellow no matter ) to take a leadership role and take charge of his team in the fulfillment of a dangerous mission. The executive function and leadership ability of an individual are difficult to evaluate by an exam yet it is the only tool we have before assigning an individual to a job in which the life of many others are at risk. Judge Sotomayer should have addressed that particular issue with people who are knoledgeable in the field: are the exam testing the individua's ability to lead in a life threatening situation? if they are adequate tests for leadership and competence than no exemption along racial divides is acceptable because it puts other people at risk. If the test is invalid than it should be redesigned in such a manner that it evaluates these crucial qualifications and exemptions along racial ot ethnical lines should not be permissible because other people lives would be at risk I don't believe the 2 issues are similar at all .'” No child left behind” tries to correct the injustice done to children of minotrities by providing them with a solid educational background and making them more competitive in the society. To promote an individual to a dangerous and risky job, like leading or supervising other firefighters, requires some objective evaluation re: the competence and ability of the individual ( black , white or yellow no matter ) to take a leadership role and take charge of his team in the fulfillment of a dangerous mission. The executive function and leadership ability of an individual are difficult to evaluate by an exam yet it is the only tool we have before assigning an individual to a job in which the life of many others are at risk. Judge Sotomayer should have addressed that particular issue with people who are knoledgeable in the field: are the exam testing the individua's ability to lead in a life threatening situation? if they are adequate tests for leadership and competence than no exemption along racial divides is acceptable because it puts other people at risk. If the test is invalid than it should be redesigned in such a manner that it evaluates these crucial qualifications and exemptions along racial ot ethnical lines should not be permissible because other people lives would be at risk

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor/comment-page-1#comment-31623 GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … - The Washington Independent.com « AddingInfo.com Wed, 27 May 2009 17:42:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44462#comment-31623 [...] Conservatives looking to reintroduce affirmative action as a political hot topic are eagerly attacking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for her decision in a reverse discrimination case. But what many of these same conservatives aren’t … Read Full Post: GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … - The Washing... [...] [...] Conservatives looking to reintroduce affirmative action as a political hot topic are eagerly attacking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for her decision in a reverse discrimination case. But what many of these same conservatives aren’t … Read Full Post: GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … – The Washing… [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor/comment-page-1#comment-31624 GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … - The Washington Independent.com « AddingInfo.com Wed, 27 May 2009 17:42:40 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44462#comment-31624 [...] Conservatives looking to reintroduce affirmative action as a political hot topic are eagerly attacking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for her decision in a reverse discrimination case. But what many of these same conservatives aren’t … Read Full Post: GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … - The Washing... [...] [...] Conservatives looking to reintroduce affirmative action as a political hot topic are eagerly attacking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for her decision in a reverse discrimination case. But what many of these same conservatives aren’t … Read Full Post: GOP Support for No Child Left Behind Conflicts With Attacks on … – The Washing… [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/44462/gop-support-for-no-child-left-behind-conflicts-with-attacks-on-sotomayor/comment-page-1#comment-31607 Sotomayor: Early notes « B.D.’s Last Refuge Wed, 27 May 2009 11:51:52 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=44462#comment-31607 [...] Daphne Eviatar and the Washington Independent strike back against early GOP [...] [...] Daphne Eviatar and the Washington Independent strike back against early GOP [...]

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