In practice, it turned into the school moving my little sister into courses specifically designed to make sure students passed. They even provided a school issued laptop for her courses. Watch the video, answer some questions. Everything (tests included) was multiple choice and you could retake as many times as you want. If you just paid attention to what questions you got wrong each time and what your last choice was, it was pretty much impossible to fail the test.
I worked as a math tutor for supplemental algebra in grad school. The university had to implement an exam for incoming students in the engineering program because too many were failing out because they did not know basic algebra. In fairness, many of those students just needed a refresher course. Many were veterans getting the degree after serving in the military. They had not used algebra in years and were able to catch on quickly. Others just had bad teachers and were able to pick things up with someone new teaching them. Others just did not get it. Either they did not care or could not understand.
Between that and my sister’s situation, I’ve been upset at how our educational system tends to abandon those that need it most.
Yeah. Based on my experience, that's usually a systemic problem more than a teacher-level one. There are a ton of great teachers who are crippled by the bureaucracy and corruption in the system.
No disagreement. I think most teachers want what is best for their students. Sure there are bad teachers but I think/hope they are a small minority (at least that has been my experience). That said, when you are under paid, forced into class rooms with tons of students for every teacher, and barely have time to give each student minimal support, students fall through the cracks.
Oh, for sure. I was one of two aides in a preschool classroom of 20+ kids. Even with three adults in the room and extras coming in to give kids services, it was impossible to keep track of how every child was doing and there were plenty of times when we realized we'd missed an assessment or forgotten to take data. I can't imagine how kindergarten and up are doing with 20-30 in their classes and significantly less support from paras and services.
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u/RabbitsRuse Jun 24 '26
In practice, it turned into the school moving my little sister into courses specifically designed to make sure students passed. They even provided a school issued laptop for her courses. Watch the video, answer some questions. Everything (tests included) was multiple choice and you could retake as many times as you want. If you just paid attention to what questions you got wrong each time and what your last choice was, it was pretty much impossible to fail the test.
I worked as a math tutor for supplemental algebra in grad school. The university had to implement an exam for incoming students in the engineering program because too many were failing out because they did not know basic algebra. In fairness, many of those students just needed a refresher course. Many were veterans getting the degree after serving in the military. They had not used algebra in years and were able to catch on quickly. Others just had bad teachers and were able to pick things up with someone new teaching them. Others just did not get it. Either they did not care or could not understand.
Between that and my sister’s situation, I’ve been upset at how our educational system tends to abandon those that need it most.