| bardicverse said:
Basically teachers now spend the majority of their time preparing kids for state tests. they get state tests out the arse and then after the tests pass, they shut down for the rest of the school year. So basically, the kids are getting educated only on state testing, not learning for the sake of knowledge. Its sort of like a burnt steak - there's no flavor, taste or enjoyment left in it. What I am getting at is that programs are being cut are affecting the overall education experience for the good of standardized testing. Sure, that kid can pass the state science exam, but can he locate Canada on a map? Kids are being forced to take math, then a math enrichment, and a science and science enrichment - 2 periods that used to be music, art or something that isnt state tested. |
Weird. My highschool wasn't really like that at all. Of course, my highschool also tended to get among the highest marks in the state for tests anyway IIRC.
My highschool also forced everyone to take classes in art, history, composition, speech, foreign language and a lot of other things. By the time you got graduated, you knew a lot about many different things.
I guess I've always assumed all highschools were like mine. Weird.
