theavengedCguy

theavengedCguy t1_j9gxb5d wrote

Nope, not bullshit logic at all. Test/performance anxiety is a very real thing and is very well documented. People shouldn't be punished for their inability to perform under pressure, especially not kids.

Also, this Bill did NOT create pathways for schools to teach nothing and still grant diplomas. You're thinking of No Child Left Behind which ROYALLY fucked up the education system in the US. This created the "teach to the test" doctrine as a means of ensuring funding for the school which leaves kids with abilities to solve the problems on the tests they're taught, but no critical thinking skills to apply them to anything of value.

Furthermore, if you want to throw shit about political bullshit regarding the Department of Education and how it operates, Republicans are trying to literally abolish the Department of Education entirely. And it isn't the first time they've proposed this idea either. There have been multiple instances of these asshats trying to cripple the education system in the US, even if just for show. Trump, Rubio, Massie, MTG, and more have all shown support for this and DeVos did her best to hamstring it to make it easier to privatize. Oh and Reagan tried to get rid of it, or at least wanted to get rid of it, back in like the early 80s.

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theavengedCguy t1_j9gre74 wrote

Confidently incorrect. Senate Bill 1095 that was signed into law 10/14/2018 provided four alternatives to only the Keystone exam deciding a high school student's fate. Not everyone performs well on tests, especially ones that are as high stakes as the Keystone exam and Bill 1095 simply added alternatives to that one test as a requirement for graduation. Those alternatives are all based on either passing the Keystone exam outright or having high enough grades in your regular education with supplemental proof of post-high school education readiness.

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