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The American Educational System
Replies: 30 — Last Post Nov. 17 6:12pm by IcedHazard
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Who here believes that America needs education reform? Please explain why or why not.

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Yes.

Teens are getting dumber by the year. Just look at the teenage pregnancy and the academic scores.


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You can't grade everyone on a rubric, we aren't all the same and shouldn't be graded as such.

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yeah, but shit...school already hard as it is ..making it tougher only going to cause more dropouts

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not my school, but yeah

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ird13


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You and I NEED to discuss this. This issue means so much to me...

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Quote: from utheh at 11:02 pm on Nov. 12, 2009
You can't grade everyone on a rubric, we aren't all the same and shouldn't be graded as such.

In math and science we should be.

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Quote: from pegger21 at 10:23 pm on Nov. 12, 2009
Quote: from utheh at 11:02 pm on Nov. 12, 2009
You can't grade everyone on a rubric, we aren't all the same and shouldn't be graded as such.

In math and science we should be.

True, but they attempt to apply it to things like written works and then it starts getting messy

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Quote: from ird13 at 9:10 pm on Nov. 12, 2009
You and I NEED to discuss this. This issue means so much to me...
Sure. Send me a message. I dont know how much longer I'll be on but I can message back asap.

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Quote: from utheh at 9:02 pm on Nov. 12, 2009
You can't grade everyone on a rubric, we aren't all the same and shouldn't be graded as such.

standards are tools of the patriarch used to oppress us all...

some people can read and others can't

we are all equal

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Yes. Way over funded and produces shitty results.

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Quote: from Neodymie at 12:06 am on Nov. 13, 2009
Yes. Way over funded and produces shitty results.

Especially after working at a small Catholic school that had relatively little money, and watching how amazing the kids were compared to the kids in the public school, I have to agree.

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Yes. Wealthy children receive far greater educations than poor children. This is not right. Our educational system just repeats the process of the poor becoming poor. All it does is maintain stratification.
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Quote: from whoisabs at 6:08 am on Nov. 13, 2009
Quote: from Neodymie at 12:06 am on Nov. 13, 2009
Yes. Way over funded and produces shitty results.

Especially after working at a small Catholic school that had relatively little money, and watching how amazing the kids were compared to the kids in the public school, I have to agree.

Hmm, I wonder if the fact that it being a private vs. public had anything to do with it. Or the location of the schools.

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Hard to say, most people will point out after Government started controlling our education our scores were lowered, at the same time that could be explained by government raising the bars and making things like chemistry requirements. And gradually lowering the bar over time.
I think a public education system is best but we could change a few things, I like the less prisons more schools idea.

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