As A teacher in the elementary school I find that as children reach
the upper divisions

On 3/29/09, Tatum8567 wrote:
> I understand what you are saying. I teach middle school and
> they can't create a sentence much less write an essay. I see
> how the students are struggling and lose interest in school
> altogether. I know the schools I have worked in believed in
> social promotion and students knew they would go on without
> being held accountable. I also understand that NCLB was
> supposed to help with that but someone needs to realize that
> teachers and schools are not the only responsible ones in the
> education process. Students and parents need to take on some
> responsibility.
>
>
> On 2/23/09, Surprise wrote:
>
>> I really admire your willingness to take the problem on.
>>
>> This is exactly why NCLB came about. It's just that those at
>> the lower levels still cannot see any accountability in their
>> actions. Remember, blame the parents, blame the students,
>> never look at thyself. That will get you and through the
>> day. Said sarcastically, of course.
>>
>>
>> On 1/22/09, Teachaustin wrote:
>>> I am a high school teacher with illiterate students in her
>>> class. These students have somehow made it into my 11th
>>> grade English class without learning to write sentences!
>>> I am not exaggerating. Here are some examples of students'
>>> work:
>>> We just be chillin in everthing all Saturday
>>>
>>> I have a good personality to keep the relationship going.
>>>
>>> I no what I wont form a relacionschip.
>>>
>>> I can be mean but I can be nice when I want if I like some
>>> body or not it depens on the people cause if I like you I am
>>> nice and if I dont then I am not.
>>>
>>> These are 16-17 year old students in a Junior level class.
>>> My question is not if I should help them. That is an
>>> obvious YES. My question is: how on earth did they progress
>>> to the 11th grade without learning how to write simple
>>> sentences?
>>> 10 teachers before me had many opportunities to help these
>>> students. If they did not learn the skills they were
>>> supposed to learn, why did they pass that grade level?!
>>> If a student in the 5th grade does not master 5th grade
>>> level skills, why are they passed to 6th grade?
>>> This had to have happened to my students, because here they
>>> are, Juniors in high school and they cannot even write
>>> sentences.
>>>
>>> I would love for someone to please explain to me how my
>>> students reached the 11th grade without the skills they
>>> should have learned in the lower grades?
>>>
>>> Are they now passing my 11th grade class? NO!
>>> They are not passing because they cannot correctly complete
>>> 11th grade level work! You do not pass an 11th grade class
>>> because you show up or because you write a string of
>>> meaningless words down on paper and try to pass it off as an
>>> essay.
>>>
>>> Can someone, anyone, please tell me what happened? What is
>>> happening now? Where do we expect these teenagers to end
>>> up if they cannot even write a sentence correctly? If they
>>> do not know words such as appeal, ingrain, deliberately,
>>> convey, and govern by the time they are 17?

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