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Post Date: 30th Oct, 2008 - 10:10am / Post ID: #
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One-Sixth of Md. Seniors Falling Short for Diplomas
One-Sixth of Md. Seniors Falling Short for Diplomas
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BALTIMORE, Oct. 28 -- One of every six high school seniors in Maryland has not met a new state test-score requirement for receiving a diploma, state officials reported Tuesday, leaving thousands in jeopardy of missing graduation in the spring.
Diplomas Short Falling Seniors Md One-Sixth
I can understand this as Bush's leave no child behind act has come around full force. Passing kids on in their class so that everyone is treated the same does not work. Now our children are receiving less of an education in my opinion. Granted you have a few kids who go out of their way to get the best education they can and it is nice to see that. But those students who seem to ride the border of flunking out are not getting the extra help that they seem to need.
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Of course, we have some states where they don't want to give grades because those kids that don't do well would have their self-esteem lowered. Education is administered to pass tests today in many school districts. Hopefully, they remember to test for everything to ensure a well-rounded education, but we and the teachers know they wont and so those things not on the tests are extraneous bits of information...pass on those. I love this article I just read...
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| The sad, sad state of college English By Michael Olesker Examiner Columnist | 11/14/08 9:59 PM Some people collect sports memorabilia, or rare coins, or sea shells from the beach at Ocean City. Wilson Watson collects sentences. He taught local community college students for 35 years and has now slipped gently into retirement. But his students" sentences trail behind him like ship's anchors, evidence of the sinking of American writing skills. Or, as one of Watson's scholars wrote so succinctly: "Some people use bad language and is not even aware of the fact." Or, another: "It's good I"m doing something with my self; Therefore, I can do better in the foochure." Or, "People who murder a lot of people are called masked murderers." Some of this feels like masked murder of the English language - such as the student who explained in a note, "I was absent on Monday because I was stopped on the Beltway for erotic driving." Watson taught English at Catonsville Community College - now the Catonsville branch of the Community College of Baltimore County - and through the years was occasionally amused and sometimes appalled at his students" writing. Eventually, he started jotting down their sentences and holding onto them. "Understand," he says, 'this is not just Catonsville I"m talking about. Through the years, I"d talk with colleagues all over the state. They all had the same stories. We"d ask each other, "What's happened to writing? What's happened to language?"" You want more examples? How about these beauties: "¢ "The person was an innocent by standard, who just happened to be the victim of your friend's careless responsibility." "¢ "Society has moved toward cereal killers." "¢ "Romeo and Juliet exchanged their vowels." "¢ "Willie Loman put Biff on a petal stool." "¢ "Another effect of smoking is it may give you cancer of the thought." "¢ "The children of lesbian couples receive as much neutering as those of other couples." Or, when asked to use the past tense of "fly" in a sentence: "I flought to Chicago." Some sentences reflect a lack not only of basic thought, but also of historical awareness. Such as: "¢ "Benjamin Franklin discovered America while fling a kite." "¢ "Christopher Columbus sailed all over the world until he found Ohio." "¢ "Many attempt to blame Kurt Schmoke for the decline in the population, yet Donald Schaefer suffered the same oral deal." "¢ "Michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sixteenth Chapel." "All these sentences," Watson says, "were written by college students who were not intending to be funny. But they don't read much any more, and they haven't had much exposure to language. And it's gotten worse over the years. "The thing that's really concerned many of us is the inability of many students to think clearly. It's reflected in their writing. Some of it's just gibberish. It reads as if written by someone for whom English is a second language, with mixed-up phrases and ideas. You ask them what they mean, and they can't tell you verbally, either." The result is students saying things they clearly don't intend to say, or spelling things that make their sentences take on entirely new meanings. For example: "¢ "Keith helps me to have good self-a-steam." "¢ "For example, one homeless person lives under a bride in Lanham, Md." "¢ "Jogging on a woman's ovaries can be dangerous to her health." "¢ "Including snakes, most people consume six meals a day." "¢ "The French benefits of this job are good." "¢ "Christopher Columbus discovered America while sailing in Spain." "Most students," says Watson, "make it clear that they don't like to read, and they don't want to read. Many struggled tremendously with their reading. So they just wouldn't do it. And yet it's so important. "When you read, you get to see the language used correctly, and you"re exposed to a range of vocabulary far beyond your own. I listen to students today, and the number of words they use is limited to slang and colloquialisms. "Also, we live in a culture where everything moves so quickly that you don't have time to think about it. Reading lets you slow things down and think about them. But, because they don't want to read, you get sentences like these." "¢ "Jogging is excellent exercise anywhere, but I prefer to jog in a warm climax." "¢ "My brother and I took a fairy across to Martha's Vineyard." "¢ "A very good thing for your health is the Arabic exercise." "I should point out," says Watson, 'that there are differences in students. Adult students - of whom there are many - are very willing to do the kind of work you need to do. They"ve had experience in the workplace and know what it takes to succeed. "And international students - from Russia, from Africa, from the Middle East - they really, really work hard." |
Hey, at least Romeo and Juliet exchanged vowels and not bowels as we all know how much that can hurt! Oh yes, we definitely need more ideas like ebonics and gradeless classrooms. Why gee, if all goes well, we shall all be imbeciles within a couple of generations. I am so glad I went to see the Sistine Chapel prior to its conversion to the Sixteenth Chapel. OMG
Kids, pick up a book. They don't bite. The worst thing that can happen is a paper cut. Yeah, paper cuts hurt, I know, but reading this actually KILLS me! Heck, you might even find out that Columbus wasn't cruising Spain while he discovered America. You might even find out there are arguments about him "discovering" it at all. Read a few more books and you might find out that Benjamin Franklin was a bit of a perv, if that floats your boat.
The liberalization of our education system is coming home to roost.
Post Date: 18th Nov, 2008 - 7:24pm / Post ID: #
Diplomas Short Falling Seniors Md One-Sixth
This is starting to remind me of that movie a few years ago called Idiocracy. If you have a chance at seeing that movie I think you find it in most movie rental places. You can see how we are slowly turning ourselves into the society that is in the movie. Once you do that look at the tv and other movies being released and you eyes will be opened.
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