damn... what the hell is that?? that's not even ebonics!Kids are no longer taught spelling, finer points of grammar, etc. in English classes. You'll notice that blacks and Hispanics scored the worst, especially English Language Learners. Those kids are not raised, for the most part, in homes where learning is encouraged or facilitated by parents supplying educational books and games in the home. Nor is education highly valued. So children from those homes do not come to school hungry to learn. If they exhibit eagerness to learn, they are quickly ridiculed by classmates as "acting white".
It is also true that many teachers do not give tests which require written answers, only multiple choice answers. There are several reasons for this. First, you can have the kids fill out Scantron forms for multiple choice tests, quickly run those through a reader machine and bingo, your tests are graded. Secondly, since written exams require the students to write out answers, their glaring lack of writing skills (as plainly shown in the example of a completed test question) will be readily discerned, and that could make the teacher look bad. With the current draconian "Gotcha!" system of teacher evaluations going on, few teachers would willingly supply such a handle to observers. Third, the ever-present excuse "You racist!" would surely be put into use when the scores of written exams are analyzed, and black and Hispanic students are found to have much lower scores. So, since you have a 25% chance of GUESSING the right answer on a multiple choice test with answers A-D to choose from, they make both students and teachers look better. Never mind that in the long run, students are not being diagnosed as needing significant drilling with writing and spelling skills--just push 'em through and move 'em on. Social promotion is very much alive and well, to the detriment of students truly attaining a mastery of essential communication skills. Teachers are under the gun to pass just about anyone who can fog up a mirror. And these same students will have the right to vote, not even being able to extract the information about candidates and issues accurately due to their pidgin English level of reading and writing.
damn... what the hell is that?? that's not even ebonics!Homeschool ping.
There are FR posts that make me glad I’m old and retired. This one more than qualifies. But I feel bad for those coming up that will have to put up with this nonsense for years.
"In New York, say got I invited to a party. Say was asked to buy a case. Say was go to get a hundred dollar bill."
-Julie Swetnick FBI testimony of Brett Kavanaugh statements at a dorm party.
-PJ