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TheMagnificentOne6 months, 1 week ago
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This argument presents a chilling truth about our eductation system as a whole. Isnt education supposed to be about fostering a love of learning and not just making sure that students make the grade so that a school's funding is not in danger of being cut. Standardized testing, while it should play some role in the education system, should not be the scale of which we base the performance of our schools. Any teacher's grade book will show one that a majority of the failing students are not failing because they do not understand the material being presented. In many cases the number of missing assignments, and poor attendance will show a large lack of interest in the material being presented. We cant simply tell teenagers who usually dont even believe that math is even useful in their lives that education is important and expect that to motivate them. We have to find creative ways to relate schoolwork to real life and not just blandly give out worksheets assign homework and take tests. Which leads to another point. Maybe instead of just judging schools off of test scores and graduation rates, which only encourages school systems to make sure students meet the bare minimum requirements to graduate so that the graduation rate meets the requirements in order to receive proper funding, schools should also be judged on the number of graduates that attend college or vocational school.
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david_nwpa6 months, 1 week ago
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Public schools are required to track how well our special education students perform for up to five years after they leave high school. Much of the problem with our education system falls before students reach high school. Far too many elementary schools suffer from a gross lack of funding for adequate, up-to-date texts, poor technology, lack of supplies, and an overburdened faculty. Anyone who thinks that second and third grade teachers can thrive with more than 20 students per classroom has not spent enough time in an elementary classroom.
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Using standardized tests to determine the students' skills should serve as one of many factors that determine the effectiveness of the education provided. That said, rather than punishing teachers or schools, why are our government officials not spending more time concerned with the fact that students are pulled in multiple directions at the end of the school day. Too many students in divorced families are shuffling to a variety of practices and after-school activities, only to be shuttled to the other spouse on weekends. Our schools and teachers are not the primary problem, yet these standardized tests are used to root them out as if they were.-
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TheMagnificentOne6 months, 1 week ago
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I agree, in order to truly "fix" the educational system, its going to take much more than just policy change. Its going t take cultural change. Right now we have a generation of young parents who have no clue as to how to be a parent, and nbody is trying to teach them how. The sad fact in this country is that this country is geared towards an ignorance thats fostered from the beginning. If one decides to take an early passion at learning they are socially outcasted, and this is accepted by parents and teachers alike. So from the beginning children are being taught that a love of education will lead you to the outskirts of the social community, and what adolescent wants that. So until the collective mindstate of this nation changes its direction of focus, small steps maybe able to be taken, but true reform will still be unattainable
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