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Taitertots

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32. Why are you derailing the discussion by accusing me of supporting "deformers"?

Sun May 13, 2012, 08:24 PM

May 2012

16% of students who have passed math classes can not demonstrate the skills covered in their math classes. I think this is showing that teachers are not always accurate in determining which students fully understand the concepts. Do you agree, disagree, or hold a different opinion of the situation?

I also think testing students doesn't assess the efficiency of a teacher and shouldn't be used to drive down teacher's wages.

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Autistic student denied graduation [View all] cynatnite May 2012 OP

This is ridiculous Drale May 2012 #1

This is why NCLB is bullshit! Odin2005 May 2012 #2

+1 My middle son is Autistic, but functioning.. SomethingFishy May 2012 #18

Good for your son! Odin2005 May 2012 #19

I have Attention Deficit Disorder...... AverageJoe90 May 2012 #3

i thought autistic people are sometimes math geniuses... dionysus May 2012 #4

Savants are the exception, not the rule in the population of people with autism. PA Democrat May 2012 #7

These stories about savants Ilsa May 2012 #9

A few are, but it's much more the exception than the rule. LeftishBrit May 2012 #15

I'm more of a walking encyclopedia. Odin2005 May 2012 #20

i've read that people with aspergers tend to do well with math, sciece, things like computer dionysus May 2012 #33

Some savants probably are really good at those things. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #36

see here; dionysus May 2012 #39

No. Odin2005 May 2012 #42

i`m rather normal and i failed freshman math in high school madrchsod May 2012 #5

Why are his teachers passing him in math class when he obviously doesn't understand the concepts?n/t Taitertots May 2012 #6

He probably has an Individualized Education Plan with Ilsa May 2012 #10

state tests in texas have modifications arely staircase May 2012 #29

If he's meeting his IEP's goals, they can't flunk him. knitter4democracy May 2012 #12

Good question. Igel May 2012 #13

And the illusion of education continues. kiva May 2012 #16

i hear ya nt arely staircase May 2012 #30

Passing a test is completely different from showing you understand what's being taught proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #22

No one is even claiming he understands what is being taught Taitertots May 2012 #23

There are many better ways to asses what he's learned. That's how. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #24

Teachers are also totally subjective and easily influenced by outside factors Taitertots May 2012 #25

That's why good teachers use multiple measures to assess progress. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #26

"Good Teachers" are still totally subjective and easily influenced Taitertots May 2012 #27

Oh so you're reading the hype the deformers are putting out. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #28

+1000 nt arely staircase May 2012 #31

Why are you derailing the discussion by accusing me of supporting "deformers"? Taitertots May 2012 #32

I'm not derailing anything. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #34

16% is directly from the OP article, supplied to them by the state of Georgia Taitertots May 2012 #41

I didn't think math deficiency was a symptom of autism? aikoaiko May 2012 #8

You can't make that assumption about autistic children. Ilsa May 2012 #11

Autism is a very variable condition LeftishBrit May 2012 #14

Good question. I guess Ilsa May 2012 #17

One more reason this testing mania needs to stop. proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #21

Math is pretty clear cut; you can either do the problems or you can't. FarCenter May 2012 #35

Apparently, if you're autistic, it's not all that clear cut proud2BlibKansan May 2012 #37

If you can't remember the steps in setting up and solving the problems, you can't do math FarCenter May 2012 #38

Apparently, if you're autistic, it's not all that clear cut n/t Occulus May 2012 #40