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Teachers getting another chance to pass a math test (NC)
WBTV ^ | 8/08/18 | Dedrick Russell

Posted on 08/10/2018 10:54:03 AM PDT by Libloather

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Some North Carolina elementary school teachers were initially told they would lose their jobs if they didn't pass a Math test they call difficult and unfair.

Teachers say they recently got a call from their school district informing them they have another year to pass the test. Hundreds of teachers have failed the test repeatedly. Teachers argue what's on the test has nothing to do with what they teach in a classroom for students in Kindergarten to 5th grade.

"Never in a million years would we even come close to teaching some of the topics on this test," veteran CMS teacher Krista Ricks said.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.wbtv.com ...


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KEYWORDS: arth; dsj02; math; mathtest; nc; teachers; test
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That Common Core math not workin' out for ya?
1 posted on 08/10/2018 10:54:03 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather
They believe the outcome of the test doesn't prove effecting instruction.

What???

2 posted on 08/10/2018 10:57:57 AM PDT by econjack
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To: Libloather

“”Never in a million years would we even come close to teaching some of the topics on this test,””

Maybe, but nice to be more knowledgeable than your students ...


3 posted on 08/10/2018 11:00:49 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: Libloather

Some teachers chose that profession like it’s a ministry — they really care about the kids. Others, though, choose it because their original major was too tough and they wanted an easy teaching degree.


4 posted on 08/10/2018 11:02:44 AM PDT by Tell It Right (College created football and college will save football...from the NFL media.)
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To: TexasGator

>>“”Never in a million years would we even come close to teaching some of the topics on this test,””

Maybe, but nice to be more knowledgeable than your students ...<<

1+1 = Dental Floss (Math fluidity)


5 posted on 08/10/2018 11:03:04 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Trump is such a liar. He said we'd be tired from all this winning" (/dfwgator 7/27/18))
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To: Libloather

http://docs.nesinc.com/SA/SA_003_PT_SubtestII_V2.pdf

The practice test.

It’s not THAT hard for someone supposed to be college educated.


6 posted on 08/10/2018 11:03:24 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Libloather

Basic HS math at the most.


7 posted on 08/10/2018 11:06:03 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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I just looked at a sample test. I could pass the thing and I suck at math.

If anyone else is curious, there’s a link to the sample test in the story.


8 posted on 08/10/2018 11:06:46 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Snickering Hound
"It’s not THAT hard for someone supposed to be college High School educated."
9 posted on 08/10/2018 11:06:49 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: Libloather

Having extensive experience with a university’s Education Department in N.C., mayn, and I mean many, of those student education majors STRUGGLE with the PRAXIS (both parts) having to retake it 2-3+ times to get a passing score, and now this as it relates to Math.....the K12 system is a joke as with arguably most education programs in preparing teachers to be......TEACHERS, not tards!


10 posted on 08/10/2018 11:07:09 AM PDT by cranked
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To: TexasGator
“”Never in a million years would we even come close to teaching some of the topics on this test,””

Maybe, but nice to be more knowledgeable than your students ...


It might be dependent on the grade level of the students.

Try taking the sample test yourself...:^)

http://docs.nesinc.com/SA/SA_003_PT_SubtestII_V2.pdf

It's not a slam-dunk.

11 posted on 08/10/2018 11:07:57 AM PDT by az_gila
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To: mewzilla

Note to the district: Maybe you lot should hire for competency instead of just insisting upon a teaching certificate. Apparently they’ll give those to anyone.


12 posted on 08/10/2018 11:09:13 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Snickering Hound

Yabbut, numbers be racist.


13 posted on 08/10/2018 11:09:20 AM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: az_gila
It's not a slam-dunk.

It should be for a teacher worthy of the job.

14 posted on 08/10/2018 11:10:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Snickering Hound

My first supervisor out of college (we’re both EEs) said “Keep the mystery of science alive - support public education.”

Definitely applicable here.

The whiny teachers are correct in that a SJW doesn’t need to learn math, particularly when redistributing wealth.

If they’re white and male, take from them and give to someone that doesn’t look like them. Easy peasy.


15 posted on 08/10/2018 11:10:34 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year)
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To: Libloather

I am a teacher & this is beyond humiliating.


16 posted on 08/10/2018 11:11:58 AM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Libloather

From the linked article: “The fear is that good teachers could now go to South Carolina and Virginia where the test in question is not administered.”

No, the good teachers will pass the test. The bad teachers will fail and go to SC and VA. BTW, I looked at the typical test questions. Nothing anyone with a high school education couldn’t pass.


17 posted on 08/10/2018 11:13:59 AM PDT by DugwayDuke ("A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest")
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To: mewzilla

If I were a parent in that district I would be livid. And then I’d put my kids in private school. Or homeschool.


18 posted on 08/10/2018 11:14:13 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Libloather

Bookmark Math Test.


19 posted on 08/10/2018 11:15:45 AM PDT by Tenacious 1
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THEY SHOULD NOT BE TEACHING IF THEY’RE THAT STUPID.

PERIOD.


20 posted on 08/10/2018 11:16:09 AM PDT by GOPJ ( New York Times: Printed by liberal elitists for the benefit of liberal elitists ONLY.)
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