Critics cry ‘grade inflation’ at NYC schools as students pass without meeting standards

NY Post ^ | June 29, 2019 | Susan Edelman

[EinNYC]

At the Science School for Exploration and Discovery, MS 244 in the Bronx, an impressive 94 percent of students in grades 6-8 passed their math classes in the 2017-18 school year.

But how much math they actually mastered is questionable.

[EinNYC]

I've been telling my fellow FReepers about the horrendous grade inflation in NYC public schools for a long time. Teachers don't want letters in their file or poor performance reviews for low passing stats. Administrators don't want low passing stats so that they can look good--and get thousands of dollars in good grade stat BONUSES. And they won't hesitate to come down hard on teachers who make the mistake of giving honest grades--adminstrators are often caught even changing grades behind the teacher's back.

Of course it doesn't serve students in the long run to get inflated grades. It also doesn't serve taxpayers either. Why? Because taxpayers pay for students' K-12 education in the first place. If the students learn little but "somehow" get good passing grades, the truth will come out when they start college. They will not be up to doing the work and therefore will have to take remedial courses--which is a fancy term for what is basically high school level work. So taxpayers' subsidy of colleges is once again paying for students learning at a high school level, not college level work. Only this time, the same stuff costs a lot more, because it's "college". I love the way David Bloomfield, a Brooklyn College education professor, says that this problem "needs to be confronted by the chancellor". I howled with laughter at that one. Carranza (the chancellor) is 100% about "diversity", "equality", imposing the commie agenda on the school system. No one has ever heard a word from this bum about academics. Never. It will be a real hoot to hear what promises to be a very clumsy recitation of "Hummidah, hummidah, hummidah...by this jumped up commie agitator masquerading as a schools chancellor.

[Paladin2]

The Edumacational System is WAY too judgemental.

[jonascord]

It's not FAIR that some children are smarter than others. The People's Educators will guarantee that in the Modern Soviet, every child must be precisely equal in knowledge and ability, so that all have an equal opportunity to be a Socialist Superman.

If everyone has super intellect, then no one will. Besides, the New Soviet Man doesn't need algebra.

[Hambone 1934]

That’s why they need white kids..To bring grades up ..looks good on paper..Busing is coming...

[Chickensoup]

We were warned 30 years ago about the ultimate end game of the Goals 2000 plans for eduation.

It is now here.

[Joe 6-pack]

In a sane world, the first step would be to call all the teachers involved into work tomorrow morning, administer the state tests to them and fire the ones that fail.

[17th Miss Regt]

Of course it doesn't serve students in the long run to get inflated grades.

But it does serve those that count. The students are being set up to fail academically, value ignorance, and to learn to be dependent on the state. It is conditioning so they will accept their eventual slavery.

[wastedyears]

I’m 33; when I was in school it was called social promotion - let the kids go to the next grade unless they really don’t deserve to. I had a 5th year in high school because I did very poorly.

Yes, NYC edumakashun.

[david1292]

Yep.
I once knew someone that was a professor for a college for literature and writing. He told me once how frustrated he was with his job because of how so few kids come out of the public schools and know how to write. They can’t spell. The grammar is all wrong. He said most would not be above an 8th grade level. It’s like they learned nothing in high school. So many students, even ones with decent grades, have to take remedial courses.

Public schools are a mess.

[o-n-money]

I worked with an adjunct professor at NY college. He showed me their essay tests. These people were seriously illiterate.

[aquila48]

Bookmark

[sphinx]

For later.

[Jane Long]

Explains AOC quite well.

She’s a product of this fake education bs.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

It’s hard to educate people who don’t care about education. It’s an exercise in futility.

[Da Coyote]

Heck, Dorkbama got into and passed Law School.
So, we know about Harvard Law’s standards.
Got diversity?

[dsrtsage]

Women and minorities hardest hit

[11Dorothy11]

I am really disappointed that teachers don’t want letters in their file or poor performance reviews for low passing stats because we can’t know real knowlege of the students. It is prevent us from solving and improving education system.

[GenXteacher]

The worst part is that it isn’t just NYC. A lot of standards have been lowered to increase graduation rates- because school admins are rated on that. Here in NC a 60 is a passing grade in high school....