KravMata t1_iu9duz9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:05 PM

Reply to comment by newtonianlaws in Connecticut Students Show Steep Losses in Math and Reading, According Harvard Study by jr_reddit

You write this like you’re a teacher but say things that make no sense.

1 - If the kids are graduating with middle school level abilities that’s not anything to do with COVID. I have a senior graduating this year, they were not out for 3 years, and they didn’t stop learning for the year they were out of school. I especially call BS on the assertion of ‘mostly.’ FWIW my kid got a 1430 on her SAT and has a 100 in AP Calc.

2 - The kids are tested, under state and federal law, to ascertain their progress, and then are placed in classes according to their ability. Common core and all of that…having to teach to the tests is what teachers used to complain about. The article is largely about the results of this standardized testing FFS. The article is entirely about lower grades, not HS, and there are quotes explain8ng what teachers and admins are doing.

e90tings t1_iu9t17e wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:52 PM

jesus calm down toting your kids mediocre SAT score.

the claim was that middle school courses are hard to teach, specifically meaning kids far younger than high school age, who haven't picked up the critical skills high schoolers have been taught.

also loling that you think a cmt impacts what courses your kid gets placed in...

yudkib t1_iud2ode wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:32 PM

If your kid is at Choate and got a 1430 he would make a great line cook. If he’s at Waterbury he’ll probably work for NASA. You’re using these metrics as an indication of… something… to prove some sort of point (probably), but it lacks any specificity for anyone to know if it’s actually good or bad.