New grading policy in Dallas TX public high schools

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I am all for helping students succeed.

But there need to be some effort on the part of the students.

Here are the chenges to the grading policies.

"•Homework grades should be given only when the grades will "raise a student's average, not lower it."

•Teachers must accept overdue assignments, and their principal will decide whether students are to be penalized for missing deadlines.

•Students who flunk tests can retake the exam and keep the higher grade.

•Teachers cannot give a zero on an assignment unless they call parents and make "efforts to assist students in completing the work."

•High school teachers who fail more than 20 percent of their students will need to develop a professional improvement plan and will be monitored by their principals. For middle school the rate is 15 percent; for elementary it's 10 percent."




http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon...s/stories/081608dnmetdisdgrading.4627fe2.html





Not hard to see why this country is sliding towards hell in a handbasket.
 
And these students will be able to vote for who runs our government.

If that doesn't scare you, you are not paying attention. Because if they can barely read, how informed do you think they will be?

Or will they vote for the candidate promising them the most?
 
Troglodyte27 said:
It's driven by catering to the wetback kids.
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I'd be willing to bet a case of your favorite beverage that a LARGE portion of those kids failing are natural born americans.

We have never needed to import stupidity. We raise a good crop of homegrown idiots every year.

And I doubt Texas is unique in this situation. Lowering the standards has been a common way to raise test scores all over the USA.
 
Solitary said:
I'd be willing to bet a case of your favorite beverage that a LARGE portion of those kids failing are natural born americans.

We have never needed to import stupidity. We raise a good crop of homegrown idiots every year.

And I doubt Texas is unique in this situation. Lowering the standards has been a common way to raise test scores all over the USA.
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see George Bush.
 
LadyT said:
That was not funny in the least.
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It wasn't meant to be funny. Until we confront reality, we can never hope to solve the problem.

Ok, how about we rephrase a little - people who speak Spanish (sic) as their native language. That's a broader audience that includes 'native born' Americans in addition to wetbacks. Correlation of drop out to testing below the Iowa test 40th percentile in reading. Yup, it's the American (black and white) kids in that group.
 
French women currently earn 80 percent of a male counterpart's salary in france. that's more than they do in the U.S
 
Troglodyte27 said:
It wasn't meant to be funny. Until we confront reality, we can never hope to solve the problem.

Ok, how about we rephrase a little - people who speak Spanish (sic) as their native language. That's a broader audience that includes 'native born' Americans in addition to wetbacks. Correlation of drop out to testing below the Iowa test 40th percentile in reading. Yup, it's the American (black and white) kids in that group.
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Oh, I forgot that all white kids are honor students and our failing education system is ONLY due to minority kids.

Thanks for clearing that up.


(please recognize the above statement as an example of sarcasm)
 
Solitary said:
Oh, I forgot that all white kids are honor students and our failing education system is ONLY due to minority kids.

Thanks for clearing that up.


(please recognize the above statement as an example of sarcasm)
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actually that statement you made is true in texas.
 
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