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I agree, i was talking to the school librarian whose son teaches at a public school. He finds is stressful that they have to teach the material covered in the ASK, GEPA, and HSPA because they have so many standardized tests that the students must know the material on.I strongly agree with you, Patrick. It's a shame too these days, that teachers only care about their salaries. Another thing that makes me upset is that the classes often teach students "to the test". The purpose for us to attend school is to learn. Should what we learn during 4 years in high school be wasted on a 4 hour SAT or ACT exam? We should be learning for the sake of knowledge, not test-taking.It's also why people are failing state tests, because they expect everyone to know whats on it WHEN THEY NEVER LEARNED IT
I know, I didn't mean to quote Patrick's post in that one. In regard to salaries,then why are there so many strikes going on these days? Just last year, the teachers in my school and another one in the area (public) both went on strike due to contract issues. Almost every week, I'm seeing news about a school strike on the local Philly stations. This is questioning me about the teachers' desire to teach in the first place. In regards to tests, I think you misinterpreted regular exams with SAT/ACT, but what would be the point if we dump all that information into them? SAT's/ACT's are not the whole world here, I got into 2 respected colleges in my area despite lackluster test scores. They're not an accurate measurement of one's success in school, just google up the number of "SAT-optional" schools that exist in this country today. I know several bright kids who have high GPA's and take a very rigorous courseload, but suffer from low standardized test scores. Do colleges really make you write an essay in 25 minutes? Most of the colleges here don't even look at the SAT essay, so I don't see the point in having one of them. My physics teacher himself does not advocate the SAT's because a 4 hour booklet doesn't necessarily serve as an accurate indicator of one's skills/intellectual reasoning.Nowhere did he say teachers only cared about their salaries. He said that our society is becoming loose that teachers from America are becoming less and less of a job opportunity.It's sad how much education seems to have degraded these days when I hear you all describe how high school is like now.It's a shame too these days, that teachers only care about their salaries.No wonder the best and highest-paying jobs in the United States are lately being taken by people from other countries. We seriously need to bring education back to the forefront.
. Another thing that makes me upset is that the classes often teach students "to the test". The purpose for us to attend school is to learn. Should what we learn during 4 years in high school be wasted on a 4 hour SAT or ACT exam? We should be learning for the sake of knowledge, not test-taking.Tests are made for students so they can confirm that the content they teach is being sent out.
It's sad how much education seems to have degraded these days when I hear you all describe how high school is like now.I strongly agree with you, Patrick. It's a shame too these days, that teachers only care about their salaries. Another thing that makes me upset is that the classes often teach students "to the test". The purpose for us to attend school is to learn. Should what we learn during 4 years in high school be wasted on a 4 hour SAT or ACT exam? We should be learning for the sake of knowledge, not test-taking.
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