Get the computers out of the classroom.
This is the kind of comment that truly derails education. It's reactionary and doesn't have a real objective.
2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining?
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Re: 2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining?
#12It has everything to do with home life and environment. No classroom within the expected margins of quality can overcome a negative home life that does not value education and encourage student achievement. Wealth and cultural/familial values are the major culprits.
Lack of wealth and lack of cultural/familial values more so than their overwhelming presence - though some might argue against the cultural part. When will American culture praise and reward academic acheivement in the way that some other cultures do?
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#13"California isn’t alone in its stagnating scores and in fact compares favorably with the 12 other states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands, that administered the same tests last spring from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. Scores decreased in every state, and California’s decline was about the smallest, retired educational testing specialist Douglas McRae said." This is the most important sentence in the artic…
It's almost as if the standard of what is standard changes drastically as the world does.
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#14Not being good at Math is not that big of deal but not being proficient at your own native language seems inexcusable.
Is English the native language for most of California?
I'm pretty sure it is. This seems to suggest most people speak english: "Nearly 43% of California residents speak a language other than English at home, a proportion far higher than any other state."
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_California
Re: 2017 California school test scores: Why are they flatlining?
#15Not being good at Math is not that big of deal but not being proficient at your own native language seems inexcusable.
Is English the native language for most of California?
Yes. Most of the hispanics whose families arrived in California before the English speakers arrived have long since become native English speakers. As with most second-generation or later immigrants.
Though I have heard tales of Californians being native speakers of Lisp, this is probably just a rumor.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is English the native language for most of California?
While there is no "official" language for the United States (and thus California), it is widely considered that English is the de facto national language. It is the majority language for both the country and California. So having difficulty with English is a really, really bad thing for these students.
Having difficultu with English is definitely really bad. Especially in California, where poor English skills can continue to thrive in immigrant populations after schooling and lead to less opportunities in general.
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#17Get the computers out of the classroom.
I can assure you there are no computers in classrooms where these failing students are from. You want to improve scores? Pay for school lunches. Pay for stationery and other basic supplies. Pay teachers more.
It is ridiculous that costs of living and property values are skyrocketing across the state, but rather than more taxes going towards education there are budget cuts year after year.
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#18Get the computers out of the classroom.
This is the kind of comment that truly derails education. It's reactionary and doesn't have a real objective.
I agree. There are definitely many scenarios, some of which are playing out already, where putting computers into classrooms will help not hinder.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Is English the native language for most of California?
Wow, that's actually an element of these standardized tests I've never thought of before - that ESL folks would do a big part in shifting numbers around due to unfamiliarity with the language. Thank you.
Are you curious to see Californian standardized testing acheivement excluding ESL students?