There’s a reason Blacks are talking about equal outcome, and not equal opportunity anymore.
“Created equal” means that they are all endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.
All men are created equal......and then it goes downhill from there................
Tests are part of the teaching process
1. Teaching
2. Studying
3. Using Information (tests)
Grades are (also) used to stimulate/encourage engagement
As a school teacher, I can assure you that, for the most part, we don’t have grades anymore. At the elementary and high school levels we have universal-trophy awards, parent-appeasement certificates, student-whining commendations and, most important of all, the get-the-school-administration-off-my-back-so-I-can-make-a-living meritorious citation. At the post-secondary level, in addition to these there are the I’m-striving-for-tenure evaluation, the we-need-to-show-our-students-achieve assessment, and the there’s-really-nothing-I-can-say-about-this-dolt appraisal, this last one given out at an ever-increasing scale to would-be academics and future “peaceful protesters”.
I demand to be a star basketball player along with equality in pay. It’s only fair whether I can play basketball or not.
Some more information about Pass/Fail: Pass/Fail was offered as an option at some colleges this year, due to Covid 19. With this option, “pass” required a “C” or higher. Students with grades “D” or lower failed, but their failed class was dropped from their transcripts as if they never took it. Grades “C” or higher were recorded as “Pass” but not counted in a student’s GPA.
We had a student a few years ago who had above a 4.0 (go figure). She then took the ASVAB twice and got a 4 and a 6. Her related IQ score was clearly less than 85. If you score below 15 on the ASVAB, you are considered legally mentally retarded and unfit for duty. Clearly grades mean something.
Admin ask us all the time if we want to go to the 50% grade scale - where a 0 is a 50% so that the kids who don’t do their work don’t have to “feel bad” or worry about the ability to catch up. Barf.
The most destructive part of our declaration is the lie “all men are created equal”.
It ends up setting unachievable expectations such as this article points out.
Rutgers just declared that grammar is racist.
If you do not know what this sentence means then you need to spend a evening with a dictionary.
Even taking attendance will tend to favor certain demographics over others.
How they are endowed and how they use that endowment are two different things. That is why we need grades. It is interesting that someone involved in education does not recognize this.
One of the fatal flaws of our own constitution is this assertion that all men are created equal.
All human beings may be equal in God’s sight as far as how he values them.
In reality and the true meaning of the phrase men are not created equal women are not created equal even identical twins are not created equal they may be very similar but the assertion is a false assertion in it flaws our own constitution as human beings and as Americans.
When the a priori assumptions are wrong all the resulting conclusions and theories are also flawed.
We are all uniquely valued by God. According to scripture God values each person as worthy of salvation through his son. All can be saints all can be saved all have a divine spark of unlimited potential in certain areas of their life.
All can be saints all can be saved all have a divine spark of unlimited potential in certain areas of their life.
But they are in no way equal they are not equivalent they are not similar and strengths or weaknesses they are individuals who are different.
The statement all are equal in his site is not true either. Apostle Paul was called to write substantial portions of the New Testament. David was called to write a substantial portion of the psalms.
Solomon was worthy in God’s sight to write the book of proverbs for the most part and the song of Solomon.
I was deemed not qualified in place or in time or in character to write any of those books or chapters.
I would say that all humans have an infinitely valuable Capacity in God’s sight for the things he plans in their future.
But Ruth Bader Ginsburg is nowhere morally or intellectually equal To Clarence Thomas.
So the often alluded to statement that all are equal is in fact a misrepresentation of truth and fact which is not the basis for law or civil government. Some people need to be institutionalized in a prison because they are not equal to people who should be in public life running businesses and raising families. Absolutely not equal!
The homosexual and LGBT whatever lifestyle is not equivalent or equal to the proven nuclear family with 1 husband 1 wife for life with children and grand children to follow after their pattern.
If one were writing a new constitution one of its a priori assumptions would be that none of us are equal, but all are equally valuable to mankind as a whole and to God as human beings.
But God did not qualify me to write a constitution. I observe a fact we are not equal. No way. No how. And at no time.