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poetkiosk  Title: Snail Hunter
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Registered: 2002-3-17 04:37:03
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
She loves band - but now it's just test prep for the upcoming state exams.
This is what America wants...so this is what we have now.
Test prep instead of art and learning.
On the plus side at least we have accountability.
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Tych2  Title: Obama Appointed Outpost Czar
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It's so dumb. They are learn how to take a test but not learning.
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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And when the school's test scores tank, we'll help the schools out even more by cutting their funding!
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GrilledCheez Title: The Lord's Balls
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Registered: 2006-3-22 11:06:32
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schools suck now. They are far worse than they were when I was in school. it's pathetic.
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Bonzoboy1  Posts: 885
Registered: 2008-8-1 18:04:29
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
When we consider 1 in 4 students graduating high school nationwide as an increase maybe we need to take all the feel good stuff out of schools and concentrate just on giving kids an good basic education.
And after the financial meltdown why aren't we requiring a money management class?
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Date Posted:
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Bonzoboy1 posted:
When we consider 1 in 4 students graduating high school nationwide as an increase maybe we need to take all the feel good stuff out of schools and concentrate just on giving kids an good basic education.
And after the financial meltdown why aren't we requiring a money management class?
If it isn't on a state or federally required test, why would there be funding for a money management class? That's just more unnecessary feel good stuff.
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The arts cultivate thought and reflection.
The greatest periods of technological advancement were also the greatest artistic periods.
This is not a coincidence.
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poetkiosk Title: Snail Hunter
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Registered: 2002-3-17 04:37:03
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
Art isn't "feel good stuff".
It's what makes life worth living.
Test scores make principals feel good. Oh and politicians.
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paulg_68 Posts: 2,469
Registered: 2009-7-27 18:45:54
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All art classes at my daughter's school replaced by test prep |
poetkiosk posted:
She loves band - but now it's just test prep for the upcoming state exams.
This is what America wants...so this is what we have now.
Test prep instead of art and learning.
On the plus side at least we have accountability.
Instead of bitching about this why don't you lobby to get band included on the test. Then your daughter would be practicing her instrument as test prep.
/problem solved
Oh wait, you'd rather complain about Bush than actually make things better for your daughter. Everyone has their priorities. Carry on then.
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Ashmaele Title: Pastor of Muppets
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Registered: 2002-1-15 08:30:50
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Tych2 posted:
It's so dumb. They are learn how to take a test but not learning.
I hear this a lot in response to what poet posted (schools down here are doing it too) but it really does not make sense. They're not replacing math and science and reading with test prep. They're replacing art and music and extracurricular stuff with test prep. They're still taking math and science and reading. This is to be expected imo given the system we are moving toward.
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