Rezaul ( 12 years ago )
anonymous: It sounds like you think, bcasuee only 10% of the kids are getting over 500 on the SATs, we should keep the standards low, so that every kid can graduate high school? Why should this be a goal, when US students consistently underperform other developed and undeveloped countries - ignoring our failures won't help these kids compete.If there is a true "Algebra" standard, and if real [as opposed to fake] tests are administered to enforce the standard, and if the results of those tests are published, then what they will show is that only low single-digits' worth of Blacks & Hispanics will be able to cut the mustard [just off the top of my head, I'd say maybe 3% to 6%, although that might be a little high - it might be more like 1%].So then The Powers That Be will face a dilemma:1) Preserve the integrity of the exam, but flunk out 95% or more of all Blacks & Hispanics.2) Retain the exam, but water it down to the point that it becomes meaningless*.3) Ditch the exam altogether [ipso facto ditching the "Algebra" standard with it].   *Cue  [substitute "Algebra" for "Math"]:Teaching Math In the fifties:  A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math In the sixties:   A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?  Teaching Math In the seventies:   A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit? Teaching Math In the eighties:   A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20 Your  assignment: Underline the number 20.  Teaching Math In the nineties:   A logger cuts down a beautiful forest bcasuee he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong  answers.) Teaching Math In 2005:    Un ranchero vende una carretera de madera para $100. El cuesto de la produccion era $80. Cuantos tortillas se puede comprar?

Junior ( 12 years ago )
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