Posted by Neo on 3/02/09

A number (majority?) of schools in RI have their
priorities mixed up, possibly due to the pressure to show
positive results of state/fed programs. The common mantra
heard throughout RI high schools is "Do whatever it takes
to reduce the failure rate". To the general public this
would mean differentiate instruction/assessment. Teachers
have been doing this for years! To the insider, however,
it means scale your tests, lower your expectations, pass a
large majority of your students at any cost. This, of
course, would explain why colleges are seeing higher and
higher numbers of freshmen who require remedial reading,
writing, and math. It's not incompetent teachers that are
bringing the system to its knees, but we are the ones who
are blamed. Public education is in a sad state these
days. I don't know a single teacher that would advise
his/her students to pursue a career in education. If I
were younger I would change careers.

From what I read on national forums RI is not unique.

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