Posted on 02/21/2023 10:56:49 AM PST by george76
That’s because math is racist.
Math, any scalable standards, and meritocracy.
The boys are becoming girls, and math is hard for girls.
Illinois has 930 schools where onlyone in ten childrenONE CHILD can do math at grade level
But, do they know their pronouns?
‘Cuz dat what matta, yo.
As long as they’re widdle feelings aren’t hurt.
Just amazingly horrible.
No doubt an Asian kid.
Look at the bright side. There are more schools with kids that can read, versus kids that can do math. Hey China, we got some skilled future workers here!
........so of course the answer will be more money for the teachers union...
Racist is, as racist does.
What better way of keeping the uninformed properly subservient than to keep them ignorant and unable to grow and improve themselves?
Keep proficiency at reading and math away from kids, and you lock them into menial poverty and dependency for life.
now, THAT’S racist!
This is a disgrace.
How many of the kids have a father at home?
From: Retain Mike Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 3:34 PM Subject: Oregon Eliminates Educational Standards
As a new school year begins, Oregon students will no longer be required to demonstrate skills in reading, writing, and math. For five years until 2026, an Oregon high school diploma will no longer guarantee academic achievement, but only participation in a system with undefined parameters. The legislators, school districts, and the governor supporting Senate Bill 744 saw that this “will benefit Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color”.
The state has adopted the position held by many 19th century abolitionists. When I read The Life and Times of Fredrick Douglass, one passage always stayed with me. After speaking to an abolitionist audience, Douglass considered the evening a great success, because he concluded his talk believing these people were convinced, he was equally human with them. He mentioned this as a significant event, because many strong supporters of black freedom questioned whether these people were fully human. If educators would treat minorities as individuals, they would design programs allowing opportunities for achievement commensurate with those they have presumed for whites.
I remember Dr. Martin Luther King saying, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character…..little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.”
That statement of brotherhood still makes sense to me.
Oregon students do not have to prove they can read, write, or do math at a basic high school level to get a diploma... because the teachers can not read, write, nor do math either..
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3969771/posts
Its Americans fault, in my opinion.
What parent doesn’t know their kid isn’t learning math? Don’t people notice when little Johnny doesn’t know how much change he should be getting back?
Then, the next logical questions should be... “well, little Johnny spends 8 hours a day learning stuff... it isn’t reading, or math...hmmmmm.... I wonder what it is?”.
But Americans aren’t doing that for the most part.
(Chicago)
> so of course the answer will be more money for the teachers union <
I’m a retired urban public school teacher. And let me tell you why scores are so low.
1. Administrators will not enforce classroom discipline rules anymore. High suspension rates make them look bad.
2. Student attendance is horrible. The laws for truancy either no longer exist, or are not enforced.
3. There is pressure to pass. Oh, yes. You can still fail a student. But then the principal can go into the computer, and change the grade. And sometimes the computer will automatically change the grade. Not kidding.
Notice that parental involvement is not in the top three. And neither is a lack of funding.
But wny, you’ve got a point. The powers that be will just throw more money at the problem. Because that’s the easiest thing to do.
All you say is true.....however we need to add # 4:
it is simply impossible to fire clearly incompetent and unqualified teachers.
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