Oregon Eliminates Educational Standards
For this school year, Oregon students will not be required to demonstrate skills in reading, writing, and math. Until 2026, an Oregon high school diploma no longer guarantees academic achievement, but only participation in a system with undefined parameters. The legislators, school districts, and the governor supporting Senate Bill 744 saw that this “will benefit Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color”.
The state adopted the position held by many 19th century abolitionists. When I read Fredrick Douglass’ autobiographies, one passage always stays with me. After speaking to an abolitionist audience, Douglass considered the evening a great success, because he concluded his talk believing these people were convinced, he was equally human with them.
He mentioned this as a significant event, because many supporters of black freedom questioned whether these people were fully human. If educators would treat minorities as individuals, they would design programs allowing opportunities for achievement commensurate with those they see for white students.
I remember Dr. Martin Luther King saying, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…..little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
To me these men’s understanding of brotherhood and individual value proves more meaningful than perceptions of racial or ethnic inferiority.
Oregon just dropped all graduation standards, failing all of its students in the name of ‘equity’
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4288044-oregon-just-dropped-all-graduation-standards-failing-all-of-its-students-in-the-name-of-equity/
Thought I’d better join before I got drafted.
yeah they only have to be able to run modern nuclear instruments and weapons...
If they cant read the dials whats the problem ???
50? 50 out of 100? Is this from the Bee...
Well... somebody who doesn’t graduate from high school is at least malleable, maybe more so than somebody who is an experience party animal with college under their belt. Besides the military can train them up to GED... not a big deal.
ASVAB is more meaningful. I went to public school with city blacks.
They graduated. They didn’t earn it.
Reading and comprehending is extremely low among non grads (HS) which means they may not understand safety rules, equipment operation, etc. This failure to understand can/will lead to accidents, injuries, deaths, etc.
Less exposure to public school is a positive. Hopefully the advanced techy jobs will go to the educated.
“McNamaras Morons” redux.
All this means is the Draft is coming soon for non white skinned americants!
When I joined the Navy, (back when Moby Dick was a minnow) the Nav recruiters classified me as a HSAR (High School Airman Recruit). So, I went to “A” school and became an Aircraft Electrician.
Later on, in my Navy career, I managed to get a BS degree from Southern Illinois University attending classes on the weekends.
Always Air Crew in many different Nav planes and squadrons. (P5M sea planes in the Nam, P2V’s, P3’s, EC-130s)
Those were the days :)
When I served, they were bringing in people who had a choice between jail and the Navy.
You know, boys, it wasn’t until the late 70s or mid 80s that you needed a HS diploma to enlist. There were a ton of people who joined or were drafted during Vietnam, Korea, WWII, WWI and earlier without diplomas.
My father left HS and enlisted at 17, with his mother’s signature, into the Navy, during WWII. At that time, the Navy had a program for sailors to earn a GED while in service, which he did, or after separation.
While I’d agree diplomas are an ideal requirement, I don’t really see the wheels falling off without a diploma. There are many other things more detrimental to our services than this.
You hijacked your own thread.
Congrats.
So the USN is getting 500 new members for the deck crew to operate paint scrapers & needle scalers while muttering “rust never sleeps.” Brilliant!
I’m reminded that 43% of the residents of Detroit and New Orleans (and, probaly many others) cannot even read or write.
They are probably right since around half of high school graduates cannot read or write at grade level.