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re: The biggest problem in schools that no one is talking about
Posted on 3/4/15 at 5:24 pm to anc
Posted on 3/4/15 at 5:24 pm to anc
A recent thread I started is about this very topic. My kids' county elementary schools weighs minor grades 50% and major grades 50%. That alone is outrageous. But it gets worse. Minor grades involve chapter reviews with simple questions like "What is a rock."
Chapter reviews are 3 to 10 questions. Getting 3 questions correct using the book is worth the same as a 15 question test. Teachers are supposed to give more minor grades, but thus far have generally had more major grades, which gives the minor grades more weight than the major grades. The saddest part is, many of my kids' classmates have D's and F's.
Chapter reviews are 3 to 10 questions. Getting 3 questions correct using the book is worth the same as a 15 question test. Teachers are supposed to give more minor grades, but thus far have generally had more major grades, which gives the minor grades more weight than the major grades. The saddest part is, many of my kids' classmates have D's and F's.
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Posted on 3/4/15 at 5:50 pm to arcalades
Each generation has been consistently more intelligent than the previous one (Flynn Effect). I think some of the hyperbole about students today (as a whole) is inconsistent with reality. There are problems and there are problems within certain segments, but the problems are overstated.
For the people worried about not teaching cursive. It takes up a lot of time, and time is a valuable resource, especially when others skills are being explicitly tested. Cursive has too little practical utility to justify the time needed to teach at the expense of other skills:
For the people worried about not teaching cursive. It takes up a lot of time, and time is a valuable resource, especially when others skills are being explicitly tested. Cursive has too little practical utility to justify the time needed to teach at the expense of other skills:
This post was edited on 3/4/15 at 5:51 pm
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