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The biggest problem in schools that no one is talking about
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:31 pm
Grade inflation
I have a nephew who my sister believes is the second coming of Einstein. Never not made an A in a class. Got his ACT back and made a 17.
When I dug down, I figured out that he really is a C student, but he has brought enough box tops to get bonus points, a canned food drive to drop the lowest test score, attending sporting events to get bonus points, and for credit homework that is never checked for accuracy making up sometimes 40 percent of the grade.
Are the snowflakes of today so precious that they can't be told that they are mediocre students? Talked to a professor at LSU about it and he said the average student coming in today has no idea how to write at the level of a high school freshman.
I have a nephew who my sister believes is the second coming of Einstein. Never not made an A in a class. Got his ACT back and made a 17.
When I dug down, I figured out that he really is a C student, but he has brought enough box tops to get bonus points, a canned food drive to drop the lowest test score, attending sporting events to get bonus points, and for credit homework that is never checked for accuracy making up sometimes 40 percent of the grade.
Are the snowflakes of today so precious that they can't be told that they are mediocre students? Talked to a professor at LSU about it and he said the average student coming in today has no idea how to write at the level of a high school freshman.
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:33 pm to anc
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Are the snowflakes of today so precious that they can't be told that they are mediocre students?
Yes, every kid gets an award for participating or makes a team just because they signed up.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:33 pm to anc
Parenting?
Go figure
Go figure
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:33 pm to anc
This isn't just a kids of today thing. Teachers have always given bonus points for bullshite.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:33 pm to anc
My kids make straight As but I still call them idiots everyday.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:34 pm to anc
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he has brought enough box tops to get bonus points, a canned food drive to drop the lowest test score
Da fuq is this shite?
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:35 pm to anc
quote:perhaps he is a bad standardized test taker or has an anxiety issue
Got his ACT back and made a 17.
also, how hold is the nephew? i would not sweat is he made the 17 as a sophomore.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:36 pm to anc
When I graduated High school 4 year ago I remember thinking it was absurd how the new head of our upper school had to bring this culture of everyone had to win, no one could lose. We had a summer reading book the whole upper school had to read regardless of grade and we had a full day dedicated to discussing doing shite involving the book. To end the day we wanted to have a fun game (well it was actually pretty lame but better than being in class) and she nixed it because she "didnt want anyone to feel bad about themselves cause they lost the game." It made me wanna 
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:36 pm to anc
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Talked to a professor at LSU about it and he said the average student coming in today has no idea how to write at the level of a high school freshman.
I'm in my first year of teaching, and the lack of knowledge concerning writing is nothing short of astounding. These kids have no idea how to even learn, and at this point it's really too late.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:36 pm to anc
Teacher's Unions
Teachers today are not compensated on how well they teach our children, but on how well their unions negotiate.
Teachers today are not compensated on how well they teach our children, but on how well their unions negotiate.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:37 pm to anc
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Never not made an A in a class. Got his ACT back and made a 17.
Some kids just aren't good test takers.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:38 pm to anc
My high school teachers offered extra credit when you approached them. Would let me make up unexcused absences when I @ least had a good excuse ( in EBR Parish prison) I think that the fact you go to them and show concern for your grade carries a lot of weight
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 12:53 pm
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:40 pm to anc
My 11 year old just took the ACT.. Made a 21 and didn't understand most of the science section. Tell your sister that her kid is dumb.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:40 pm to anc
I noticed in my freshman English class in 1998 that about 95% of the rest of the students couldn't write worth a damn. Not to brag but I was easily the smartest person in that class.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:41 pm to anc
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anc
how old are you?
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:41 pm to anc
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:41 pm to anc
I thought this was gonna be about the gays
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:42 pm to anc
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The biggest problem in schools that no one is talking about
Grade inflation
Won't argue. I know a HS senior who has made A's all 4 years so far in math. I was discussing some financial stuff with her a few weeks ago. Just basic addition stuff, not interest rates or ammortization stuf, just simple "if your rent is this and electricity is this and you make this much". She could not figure out that bills were significantly more than income without using a calculator.
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:45 pm to anc
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This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 3/4/15 at 12:45 pm to anc
When I was a sophomore in high school, one of our teachers required all of our work for her class to be written in cursive.
After the third day in her class, she was told by the administration that the cursive requirement was no longer allowed because almost half of her kids didn't know how to write/read it. No attempt was made to even teach them cursive.
I went on to graduate with all of these kids, and some of them went on to good schools. They had never even learned cursive.
After the third day in her class, she was told by the administration that the cursive requirement was no longer allowed because almost half of her kids didn't know how to write/read it. No attempt was made to even teach them cursive.
I went on to graduate with all of these kids, and some of them went on to good schools. They had never even learned cursive.
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