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Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester 2

Dec 29, 2015

I have taught, and finally retired from the above three counties. They are all terrible, but for different reasons. The one county that hides this very well is Dorchester SD 2. They manage to hide their statistics with the top 30&37; of their students. their "do over" mentality supports mediocrity and hides the problems of their short-sited policies. If you ignore bad behavior by not enforcing the rules, and give the child a pass for not working hard, you build in mediocrity and a lifetime of problems. Credit recovery is a moniker for "don't worry, you can always make it up". Cut class, sleep on the test, refuse to take it and "we love you anyway". Middle school is a joke, and High school is becoming like the middle schools. I just hope the other SC school districts are toeing the educational line. DD2 just wants to look good, and they do, on paper and in the news. Reality check people, you are not helping to prepare your children for life, you are onl...See MoreI have taught, and finally retired from the above three counties. They are all terrible, but for different reasons. The one county that hides this very well is Dorchester SD 2. They manage to hide their statistics with the top 30&37; of their students. their "do over" mentality supports mediocrity and hides the problems of their short-sited policies. If you ignore bad behavior by not enforcing the rules, and give the child a pass for not working hard, you build in mediocrity and a lifetime of problems. Credit recovery is a moniker for "don't worry, you can always make it up". Cut class, sleep on the test, refuse to take it and "we love you anyway". Middle school is a joke, and High school is becoming like the middle schools. I just hope the other SC school districts are toeing the educational line. DD2 just wants to look good, and they do, on paper and in the news. Reality check people, you are not helping to prepare your children for life, you are only graduating MANY sited policies. If you ignore bad behavior by not enforcing the rules, and give the child a pass for not working hard, you build in mediocrity and a lifetime of problems. Credit recovery is a moniker for "don't worry, you can always make it up". Cut class, sleep on the test, refuse to take it and "we love you anyway". Middle school is a joke, and High school is becoming like the middle schools. I just hope the other SC school districts are toeing the educational line. DD2 just wants to look good, and they do, on paper and in the news. Reality check people, you are not helping to prepare your children for life, you are only graduating MANY dysfunctional citizens with unrealistic expectations of life. I have 19 years in CCSD, 6 in BCSD, and 7 in DCSD2. They all have major problems, DCSD2 hides them best. I feel sorry for those (teachers) who follow. The school districts have actually gotten worse over the years, the Administration(s) have gotten better at covering it up. And it all started with NCLB (as far as I can determine). It should have been called UMAS (Universal Mediocrity for All Students) instead of NCLB. of NCLB.

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