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re: Wanna teach? Can't pass a literacy test? No problem!
Posted on 3/12/17 at 1:24 pm to mmcgrath
Posted on 3/12/17 at 1:24 pm to mmcgrath
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It is reportedly just a poorly created test. a lot of the questions have ambiguous answers.
Hate to tell you, but that would be similar item on a secondary student's standardized test.
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 1:35 pm to mmcgrath
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It is reportedly just a poorly created test. a lot of the questions have ambiguous answers. Has only been used for a few years.
If the test sucks make a new one. I don't see how ambiguous answers favor one race over another
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:05 pm to Lsuchs
quote:That appears to be what they are doing. By modifying one of the other tests they can measure the same thing yet save $110 per teacher.
If the test sucks make a new one. I don't see how ambiguous answers favor one race over another
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:41 pm to Strannix
I teach freshman comp at a state u. The formal usage skills of most students, while still a level above that of community college kids, is relatively appalling. Grammar and mechanics instruction within secondary schools has been watered down to the point that many districts (and, yes, many of them predominately brown and black) have outright abandoned basic usage skills in favor of appropriating a proper writing "voice." Furthermore, things like paragraph organization and sentence syntax are largely ignored; students (yes, again, many of them brown and black) routinely substitute fragments for full sentences. I can't speak for all secondary schools and teachers, but I feel that, like the OP mentioned, grammar and basic parts of speech education is deemed unimportant because it doesn't seem pertinent to basic rhetoric skills or academic argumentation.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:49 pm to Strannix
why should teachers be able to read or have any reading comprehension?
as long as they can teach liberal propaganda and indoctrinate students into socialism they are qualified to teach everything schools are teaching today. learning to read and write and speak proper English is only an optional course of study
as long as they can teach liberal propaganda and indoctrinate students into socialism they are qualified to teach everything schools are teaching today. learning to read and write and speak proper English is only an optional course of study
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:50 pm to mmcgrath
If you think that question is too much, it speaks volumes about you and your kind.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:51 pm to Strannix
It will eliminate "Educational Inequality"...
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:52 pm to NIH
There's a reason they support these actions.
Remember that these Progs are the smartest among us. Just ask them. They'll be happy to relay it to you in broken English
Remember that these Progs are the smartest among us. Just ask them. They'll be happy to relay it to you in broken English
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:53 pm to tigerpawl
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It will eliminate "Educational Inequality"...
How about eliminating the "accountability inequality" in the family structure?
Posted on 3/12/17 at 2:56 pm to Strannix
Those tests are culturally biased.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:22 pm to Strannix
I sure the poor students who are taught by teachers who can't read will appreciate the fact that at least, they are being taught by minorities.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 3:50 pm to el Gaucho
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You don't need reading unless that's what you teach
Dear god I hope this is sarcasm.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:06 pm to Lsuchs
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I don't see how ambiguous answers favor one race over another
Sure there are race based questions. Like:
You are 5-9 and weight 149. What size bat should you use when playing cricket?
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:11 pm to Dignan
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Muh routine is stale and needs work.
You are right for once
blind squirrels and acorns, etc.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 4:16 pm to the808bass
quote:Agree, but would like to see the passage and choice of answers. Clearly not a "literacy" test as assumed by some posters here.
I would like a teacher to be able to answer that question.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:23 pm to mmcgrath
Looks like basic comprehension question, one any 8th grader should be able to answer
Posted on 3/12/17 at 5:50 pm to Strannix
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The literacy test has been accused of skewing against minorities and being redundant
this accusation is, in itself, redundant.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:01 pm to Strannix
quote:So proper English is now racist?
The literacy test has been accused of skewing against minorities and being redundant
No wonder public schools are so terrible.
This post was edited on 3/12/17 at 6:41 pm
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:15 pm to Strannix
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scrap a literacy exam given to prospective teachers and allow certification for some applicants who fail a performance assessment test
What the frickety mcfricksticks.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:17 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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What the frickety mcfricksticks.
All in the name of diversity. frick the kids' education...we need more colors involved.
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