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re: High school grade inflation is worse than you think
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:39 am to SpidermanTUba
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:39 am to SpidermanTUba
everything should be judged by standardized testing
grades are far too subjective
ETA: and not everyone needs to go to college
grades are far too subjective
ETA: and not everyone needs to go to college
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:41 am
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Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:42 am to icegator337
Public schools are a shite storm. I know why. I know how to fix it. You do too. But we can't talk about it.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:44 am to icegator337
quote:
everything should be judged by standardized testing
grades are far too subjective
ETA: and not everyone needs to go to college
While I agree that not everyone should go to college, (see Southern's graduation rates) a standardized test is not the only way or even best way to evaluate all students.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:44 am to icegator337
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everything should be judged by standardized testing
I'm not so sure....it seems in LA you have teachers that are content to teach to the test and make sure they get their 5% (or whatever it is) every year.
I'm not sure what the answer is but I'm not sure it is grad rates, grades, or standardized test scores.
Maybe we need private independent educational rating firms to do some type of ratings and base funding and salary off of that....IDK.
Posted on 7/16/15 at 11:49 am to icegator337
I agree grades are too subjective. I also definitely agree not everyone should go to college.
What we need are state-wide "End of Course" exams that feature thought provoking questions/responses better than multiple choice, T/F, Matching.
Louisiana has started this process but it is still in its infancy.
The standardized tests of today do not demonstrate true knowledge of a subject. Many students cram for the test, answer the questions and gain a passing score. Two weeks later most of them have forgotten the concepts.
We need more exams with essay questions that forces the student to apply a concept to a certain situation, not just regurgitate the definition.
ETA
And quit blaming teachers!!! Yes, there are some educators out there that do cringe worthy things but there are thousands of great educators out there begging to receive the type of support needed to educate our children. Support from parents, administrators and funding.
What we need are state-wide "End of Course" exams that feature thought provoking questions/responses better than multiple choice, T/F, Matching.
Louisiana has started this process but it is still in its infancy.
The standardized tests of today do not demonstrate true knowledge of a subject. Many students cram for the test, answer the questions and gain a passing score. Two weeks later most of them have forgotten the concepts.
We need more exams with essay questions that forces the student to apply a concept to a certain situation, not just regurgitate the definition.
ETA
And quit blaming teachers!!! Yes, there are some educators out there that do cringe worthy things but there are thousands of great educators out there begging to receive the type of support needed to educate our children. Support from parents, administrators and funding.
This post was edited on 7/16/15 at 11:59 am
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