To: gitmo
now the scores required for passing are being lowered.
But, I do not agree with that solution: lowering the bar. The correct answer to this problem is: better communication between (1) state/and school administrators; and (2) teachers.
22 posted on
03/01/2003 10:52:33 AM PST by
summer
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FYI, as I thought you might be interested (ALSO SEE LINKS IN POSTS #11 AND #21). If you're not interested - never mind! :)
23 posted on
03/01/2003 11:04:59 AM PST by
summer
To: summer
I concur. Lowering the standards is simply accepting their failure to teach.
The other thing I have seen is that a number of students purposefully failed, because they had been badgered all year that this was a do-or-die situation, they had to do well or the world would end, and that the next grade was REALLY REALLY hard and scary. Several of my son's classmates decided ahead of time they didn't want to pass this thing.
26 posted on
03/01/2003 12:15:20 PM PST by
gitmo
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