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Vengeful Elegance Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:35 am
Alright this happened years ago but hey we can still talk about it, right?
So a few years ago it was decided that high school students in California must pass the High School Exit Exam in order to receive a high school diploma. This test was very easy! I passed it the first time I took it. (They gave it to us for the first time our Sophomore year.)
I didn't even read the articles for the reading comprehension part. I only read the first paragraph, if the information I needed wasn't there I just skimmed through it to find the answer.
I glanced at all of the math questions and guessed if I couldn't figure it out within 10 seconds. I DIDN'T EVEN WRITE ANYTHING DOWN! I am terrible at math by the way. I took me two years to pass Algebra I.
Here are some statistics. 2001 was the first year it was given and the latest tests were taken in 2009. The percentages are the students that passed
2001: Math 44% English 64%
2009: Math 29% English 30%
What was done about this? Students are no longer required to pass the High School Exit Exam. Am I the only one who is bothered by this?
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Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:45 am
I just found some more information.
The English portion of the test is at a 10th grade reading level. You only have to get a score of 60% to pass!
The Math portion is at an 8th grade level. You only have to get 55% to pass!
55% on a test that 8th graders should be able to pass!!! That is an F!
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Vengeful Elegance Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:04 pm
okay my question is wtf happend between 2001 and 2009 the precetages droped... the students started to slack or the teachers couldnt teach between the years.. those are my theries....
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:38 pm
Part of it is money. Because schools are federal institutions, they depend on our taxes to fund them. If we don't put money into them, they won't attract good teachers, they can't afford good supplies, et cetera, and things just keep going downhill from there.
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Vengeful Elegance Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:01 pm
I think no one has the balls to hold a student back when it needs to be done. If little Timmy doesn't know 10+5 and he is in 5th grade, something is wrong. I don't understand the big deal about not letting a child move on in school if they are not ready. It isn't helping ANYONE to just pass students along like nothing is wrong.
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