The problem is that what students learn can vary from school to school, or even from teacher to teacher within the same school. The statewide exams were instituted so that students, parents, and potential employers could be assured that someone with a high school diploma has at least basic skills.
I've had high school students who were reading and/or doing math at a third grade level or below, because they'd been socially promoted through the lower grades. Before these exams existed, they'd have been socially promoted right on out of high school, if they were nice kids, worked hard, and didn't cause trouble.
I've had high school students who were reading and/or doing math at a third grade level or below, because they'd been socially promoted through the lower grades. Before these exams existed, they'd have been socially promoted right on out of high school, if they were nice kids, worked hard, and didn't cause trouble.
True but that has been going on for at least twenty-five years and these kids are still getting jobs (maybe not the best, but still can get jobs). Especially now with a 4 percent unemployment rate people are begging people to work for them. I seriously think education is extremely important, but I just don't believe that kids should be taught the same and have the same classes and teaching styles. I believe that is one major problems that we have. I mean you give someone a picture of the cell and told them to study it. You are going to have some who can and some who can't. The ones who can't are going to have to be taught another way. That is all I am saying. The American Education system has been to "one-way" and I think we are seeing that becoming a problem. In school, I was lucky to be able to memorize anything. Give me something and say test tomorrow, I would run home and memorize it and the next day the test came in and I would write word for word the answers....did I learn? I don't know. The only thing I am glad about is that I can still do the route memory thing even today. Education must change is all I am saying. I can spill out the prepositions all day long, but can I find one in a sentence? (I can, but some might not be able too).