Crossett and Hamburg High School Students FAIL their AP Tests
When 71.9% of the Crossett Students and 83.3% of the Hamburg students who took AP tests last Spring made what amounts to an F, the school superintendent had this to say: "I don't know if it is the format of the tests, or what it could be." Hmmmm, I too wonder what it could be. Could it be the fluoride in the water? No, that's not it. Could it be an alien mind-trick? No, that's not it. How 'bout gays or illegal aliens? No, not them either. I've got it! It's the pesky class they took that failed them. We're not talking about a few derelict students in the back of the class; we are talking about 72% and 83% of the students. That's a systemic problem. Its not the test's fault those kids were unprepared. The system failed them.
There is nothing wrong with our kids. They are just as able as any student anywhere in the world. They need their parents and their teachers to give them the knowledge necessary to compete in the world. We, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, need them to be given the knowledge necessary for ARKANSAS to compete with the rest of the world!
There is nothing wrong with our kids. They are just as able as any student anywhere in the world. They need their parents and their teachers to give them the knowledge necessary to compete in the world. We, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, need them to be given the knowledge necessary for ARKANSAS to compete with the rest of the world!
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Take the first paragraph out...it doesn't belong. Read your stupid post and figure it out.
AGW Sooorrrryyyyy! I got busy.
Posted by: ? | October 30, 2006 07:02 PM
In Arkansas, about 10-20% of the students taking and passing "AP" courses pass the nationally standardized AP tests for those courses. But, telling Grandma that Johnny is in AP classes is impressive, regardless of how inappropriate that aplacement is.
Posted by: LookAtADEReportcard | October 31, 2006 02:20 PM