Friday, January 7, 2011
Good Times
What do you think of our country's education "system"? How often do you think students are passed along without earning their promotion? What's the danger in passing students who haven't earned the necessary grade or completed the necessary work? Are there any benefits to passing students who don't deserve to be passed? Would you have made the same decision as J.J.?
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I think it all depends on the school someone goes to. Some schools are harder to pass then others. I think because all schools are different in their standards it makes the application system to college unfair. When students are passed that don’t deserve it, it can result in undeserving students being accepted to college while deserving students can be rejected. However, schools whose standards are higher than other schools also present the same problem.
Our country’s educational system is not really known to me beyond what I go through everyday. I do not know anything about schools pushing kids through school, especially not in my school. I do know that schools do it for the very same reason as was described in the video. The benefits of passing students not deserving it are very minimal. The school may benefit but, the student and world will not benefit from the students.
I think that the school system is average because sometimes students don't get the grades they deserve. I don't think that students get passed along very often, maybe occasionally in other schools, but I never experienced it before. Passing students who haven't earned a necessary grade will be a problem going into their future, because if their employer asks them an educational question that they don't know, their most likely not going to get it. I don't think there are any benefits to passing students who don't deserve it. No, I would've went back a grade, just because his dad's going to kill him.
Our country’s education system disturbs me sometimes. I can’t believe they would pass students who definitely need to stay behind. I’m pretty sure students are passed all the time when they really don’t need to be. It’s dangerous to do this because it hurts the child. The child won’t be ready for the real world and will do poorly. I don’t see any benefits in passing students like that. The school may see benefits such as saving money. I would not have made the same decision as J.J. I would retake that grade because it would benefit me in the long run.
I think our country's education system is pretty good. To my knowledge,not very often are students passed along without earning their promotion. The danger in passing students who haven't earned the necessary grade or completed the necessary work is when it comes time to put what they've learned to use they won't know what to do because they never learned. I don't think there is any benefit in passing students who don't deserve to be passed. It also isn't fair to the students who actually do what they need to. I would have made the same decision as J.J. because I would want to graduate with my friends and because it doesn't make sense to stay at a school that doesn't care about you getting an education.
I think the “no student left behind” program does not work. Students still could care less about their work and know that they can still pass. I think in bigger schools students are passed along without earning the promotion just to get them out. Schools that just pass students are in danger of giving students a free pass to fail for the rest of their life. I actually would have made the same decision because I would not want to be held back in the same grade.
I think the country's education is pretty good. I think students sometimes get passed along without earning their promotion. I think it should be like that because sometimes so you know that even if you get everything wrong, you will still have a decent grade. The danger in passing students who haven't earned the necessary grade would be that they will not be that successful in public. The benefit in passing the student who does not deserve to be passed would be that it looks good on the report card.
I think that our country’s education system is in need of a revamping. I think that students are passed along without earning it all the time. There are teachers who, even if the student didn’t learn anything, they don’t want to have to teach them again so they pass them along. That is a dangerous thing because the kids are the future; we are the ones who are going to end up running the country, and such. Having stupid people in positions of power is going to be dangerous for major groups of people. There are no benefits to passing students along who do not deserve it. As much as I would have wanted to pass along to the 12th grade like J.J., I probably would go back to the 11th grade so that I could do what I wanted to do with my life.
I think that the country's education "system" is corrupt but, that is everything throughout the world. For example, the SOL's shouldn't determine whether a student passes a class. Also the SOL is a multiple choice test that consists of easy questions. Life isn't a multiple choice answer someone really has to think about what they are doing. I think that most kids in the country are passed without really knowing the subject. The danger of just passing a child is that they might not know the actual subject and the next class is always harder. There shouldn't be any benefit by passing a child that doesn't deserve it. The only benefit to pass a child who doesn't deserve it is to just get them out! I probably would of made the same decision as J.J. because I couldn't deal with another year of high school.
By Courtney McCaskey
I am not sure about our country’s education system. Although, our county has developed a good education system. I haven’t heard of any student just being passed along. This activity is very dangerous it could lead to worse grades after passing. It could also put unprepared students young people into the work force. There are some benefits in passing students. The school may get more funding. It also may decide whether or not they become accredited. I would have made the same decision as J.J.
I think that our country's education is good. Students might pass along without earning it, but I don't think it happens often. The danger in passing students who haven't earned it is they aren't learning. What will happen when they do get out of school? The advantage to passing a student who doesn't deserve to pass is they are out of your class. If I was a teacher and a student got on my nerves and they were failing I would still pass them so I wouldn't have to deal with them. I most definitely would have made the same decision that J.J. made. I would not repeat a grade or a class if I didn't have to.
In some areas of our country is lacking in the education system. Some places do just push you along and pass you just so they get the money they need. It happens a lot more in smaller more restricted schools than in larger school, as well as in poorer areas. I don't see any benefits to passing students that don't deserve it. They just fly through and then suffer once they get out into the real world. I am not sure what my decision would have be if I was in the same situation and didn't understand anything I wouldn't see the point in repeating the courses again.
Different districts have different “systems”. I think that the education system should be the same for all schools around the United States. Many students, such as Windsor High students, don’t have the same advantage as other students do when entering college because the main thing is the different grading scales. If it was all the same it would be equal for the students. I believe that students are passed through just so they can get them out because of the schools population. Some schools are larger that others and the students don’t get enough attention needed to understand things. Many problems can occur by just passing someone. Once students get into the real world they won’t know what to do once in the real world and just lose it. If students are not taught properly now then they will not be prepared for life. The only benefit I can see of passing students who do not deserve it is money for the school. Once some students leave the more freshman students can be taken. I most likely would have done the same thing as J.J. only because I’m so close to graduating and I think that I can do my work and be responsible with knowing that I will be graduating soon and I will then have the responsibility of life.
I think that our system is similar in some ways. There are alot of kids that I think should not of passed. The danger I see is those students that aren't passing that get passed, in the future they will not have the education to move on to a career. I don't think there are benefits in passing those kids except graduating. I would of have probably dont the same thing J.J did.
I think or education system is weak. Students are passed on all the time without really earning it. If they are promoted & they really don't know anything. It may be something they didn't learn and they need to know. I would have done the same thing as J.J. I would want to be with my graduating class. I wouldn't let my parents hold me back.
Our countries educational system is very good. I think five percent are passed along with their promotion. That they dont know what to do in the next grade becuase one of the teachers jobs is to prepare them for the next grade. Their is one benefit to passsing people who dont deserve to be and that is so you dont have to see their face again. I would have not becuase i am not an idiot.
I believe the education system has come a long way from this time. Students should be held back if they didn't earn it, otherwise there really isn't a point in graduating. Some kids actually work hard to get passing grades. It would be unfair to them. I definitely would have made the same decision as J.J.
I think our countries education system is a joke. I think students are promoted and haven't done anything. It could be harmful to society. I think they can get a decent job or go in the marines. No, cause my dad would have struck me down on the spot.
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I think certain schools are going downhill. I don't know if it's the economy or if the teachers are getting tired of teaching. It seems like there are a lot of students that get passed along. They didn't even try or probably cheated. The danger with this is that they won't know what to do with their life when they get into the real world. I would feel left out if I was left behind my class. The only good thing would be, knowing the material better.
Peyton
Different schools have different types of systems. I think ours is different from the schools around here though because of the type of grading scale we have. I don't think many students get passed along just for no reason, yet there are some students that make me wonder how they even got into high school. Students who get passed to the next grade without the necessary requirements are only hurting themselves. I think people should work hard for what they deserve. I would not have made the same decision as J.J. That would honestly make me feel bad knowing someone just passed me along and I truly didn’t deserve it.
Its just annoying because of the No Child Left Behind program. It happens quite often that students are promoted with out a second thought. If the students are just pushed through the system they have the distenct disadvantage of not knowing the basic skills required in the work environment. Unfortunetly like the principal in the video said the pass fail ratio of all grades directly affects not only the schools budget, but it also affect the college admition rate because the schools actually look at each students pass fail ratio. If I were in that situtition I would have gone back to the eleventh grade because failing the grade looks better over all rather then the failing of each class.
I think that all depends on what school you go to. Some come to realize that a lot of school do it differently than others. One danger in passing a student who haven't earned the right grade would show when they get older. Like for example, if a student gets a good grade in English and don't really have that grade then it will show when they try to get a job.And everyone knows that English is very important.
I think it needs some work when it comes to properly educating students.Otherwise it works well in teaching students what they need to know in most cases.I like that students can learn a number of different things we need to know.While also learning things that we want to know about.I think more often then not students are passed along with out earning their promotion.It will teach them that they do not really have to work for what they want in life when it can just be handed to them.Which is not how the real work is,so the danger is that the students who graduate will not have learned anything.The way I see it there is not benefit to passing a student who has not earned it and learned nothing before being passed.No I would not have made the same decision as J.J. I want to know what I am supposed to and learn things that interest me.So I can not say I would have done the same as J.J. did if I were in his situation.
What I think of our country's educational system is that it could do better. What I mean by this is children from other countries come over and do exceedingly well compared to the kids in the United States. I think many students are passed along without earning their promotion. The danger of children who have not earned their promotion is when they get in the real world or get a real job, they won't be able to own up to their skills that many people believe they have. There are many benefits to passing students who don't deserve to be passed. Although I would love to graduate with my class, I would have did the right thing and repeated the 11th grade.
I think our education system is above average, but it could be better. Compared to the other countries of the world, the United States is behind in education. I think alot of students are being passed along when they keep repeating grades. The danger of passing a student along who haven't earned the necessary grades is the fact that they don't have the education needed to survive in this world. I don't see any benefits in passing a student along besides them actually having a diploma. Honestly, I would have made the same decision as J.J. I would have hated not having the opportunity to graduate with my classmates. If I made that decision, I know I would work harder the next year to have what in need to make it in life.
I think we have a pretty good education system. It's free to the public for whoever can't afford to pay for school and the public school system, as far as I've seen, prepares students for what they decide to do after school. I don't think that students are passed along as much as they used to be, but there are plenty that are. One of my former teachers took measures to pass her students along; she even went as far as to give them answers to a mid-term exam. Students that are just passed along in this way normally need more attention in class and it isn't fair for students that are actually qualified to take their course. I don't see a benefit to passing students that don't deserve it. I wouldn't have made his decision if I wasn't ready for my senior year.
I think our country's education system is not as serious as china and other countries.Other countries like those are stricter on their students.I think at least 50 percent of students are passed on without earning their promotion. Students who haven't earned the necessary grades and work are more in danger of not getting good jobs. There are lots of problems or techniques used in school, that is required in some career fields.I don't think they're are any benefits to passing students who don't deserve to pass, because what makes you think they are going to do well in jobs if they can't do their school work. I don't think I would've made the same decision as J.J. in the video.
The education systems that give students grades they don't deserve just to pass them to the next level are teaching their students to be lazy. The schools are showing them that they can get by on little effort. One day they will have to get out into the world and do something with their lives, and when that day comes they are going to expect to be passed along to the next level without having to complete the work. The world does not work like that, it doesn't just hand out success. You have to work for it.
I think our country’s education “system” is bad! Students probably are passed all the time without earning their grades. I think the teachers get tired of the student being behind, and the others students probably are not behind so the teacher just passes the student that is behind so it won’t mess up her plans! The only danger I think is that when the student goes to the next grade he is not gone know the material from the grade before, so I how he gone learn new material? There is not benefit for passing a student that does not know the material cause they gone be just as dumb as before! To be honest, I would definitely do what JJ did! Cause I need to pass geometry in order to graduate, ugh I wish someone would hand me the grade I need lol=)
I think that some schools are a lot easier then others. I believe that kids at Franklin have it a lot easier then kid at Windsor. In the long run the kids who just got passed and didn’t even have to try will just be hurt. The kids who are pushed and try will most likely have a much better future. Windsor kids are more prepared than any other kids in our district.
I think teachers just pass students a long and don’t care if they fail the next year. Some schools are easier than others, because the teachers make. It’s going to end up hurting the student because when they get to college their teachers aren’t going to care enough. I do not believe there are any benefits of just passing students a long, if you can’t handle that year what makes them think you can take the next. Teachers just need to fail the child if they cannot make it.
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