Gotta love the no child left behind act. Hmm, how do we get students to pass? I know, teach them the test and lower the bar so anyone can get though!
Quote:This is why we have so many "professionals" that really are anything but. How to get through grade school? Cheat. High school? Cheat. College? Cheat.
Quote:I don't know if that's 100% true. Like most things, I believe that depends on the child being homeschooled and the parent doing the schooling... Some parents just aren't cut out to be teachers, and some kids need a very structured environment. But if all schools were like this, I hear ya, sister!
As I student I loathed the standardized tests we were forced to take. They only focus on a few things and not a broad education in general. When teachers are forced to teach around what is only on the tests so they can achieve the scores needed or be fired, students don't get a well rounded education. It really is a sad system.
Quote:I confess to thinking they're kind of fun, but that may because they're pathetically easy and I like filling in the little bubbles. It's sad that they're the "standard". You're right; they really don't cover very many subjects.
Quote:I confess to thinking they're kind of fun, but that may because they're pathetically easy and I like filling in the little bubbles. It's sad that they're the "standard". You're right; they really don't cover very many subjects. Oh I definitely found them easy too. Thanks to the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP), I was awarded 4K in college scholarships to use in the state. However, that $ quickly evaporated as part of budget cuts before I could take advantage
