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Most students pass skills tests
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Bean counters rule the day. IN my state we had to do something similar after 2 years in college. We have a pass rate of 98 to 99%. Some test, eh. Well, it kept the ill-informed ignorant state leg. off of our backs and we continue on now with the same ed. advancements we had before the leg. got involved. The state officials get to go home and run on platforms about how they shaped up our colleges and universities, and we get to continue on with our mission and vision.
Only the public got fleeced: paying for tests that mean nothing. Absolutely nothing!!!
PS -- when the kid fails this easy test we give them 3, yes 3, more chances to pass it. And then we give an oral test... one or two kids a year fail to move on, out of 2000.
Watch out for those tests: they just make some company rich!!
If the test is so easy that a ninth grader can pass it, why are we wasting money on "educating" them in a public school.
If there are students who cannot pass the test after three tries and numerous hours of remediation, what are they doing in school? Obviously, they do not have what it takes upstairs to read, write and figure on a basic skills level.
All interesting questions.
nd watch out for the bell shape curve too... the Gaussian curve.
Oh, education has its little secrets. Failure means more funds. More failure, more funds. Less failure? Need more money because we are doing it right and should be rewarded!!
Yes, I am an educator.
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