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| 80% Of NYC HS Grads Can NOT Read | |
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| Deleted User | Mar 8 2013, 11:31 PM Post #21 |
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lol serious |
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| Thumper | Mar 8 2013, 11:32 PM Post #22 |
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It is troll for our resident teacher, Colo. |
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| Banandangees | Mar 8 2013, 11:35 PM Post #23 |
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What was the troll part? |
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| Thumper | Mar 8 2013, 11:40 PM Post #24 |
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Obviously the whole thing especially the inaccurate title. |
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| Banandangees | Mar 8 2013, 11:52 PM Post #25 |
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It was CBS's title. The rest of the theme of the article came from "the City University’s community college system." What was so obviously "troll" about what the community college system reported and how does that reflect on Neut? Considering the theme of the article (education), who was Neut trolling?
Edited by Banandangees, Mar 8 2013, 11:52 PM.
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| colo_crawdad | Mar 9 2013, 12:00 AM Post #26 |
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What I posted was there is mp support in the article for what the headline said. I will gladly stand behind that. |
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| Banandangees | Mar 9 2013, 12:23 AM Post #27 |
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No, that's good. |
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| Pat | Mar 9 2013, 12:36 AM Post #28 |
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You guys make me roll on the floor in laughter. It hasn't been three months since i brought up a scathing documentary on this very issue---kids not possessing the very basic reading, writing, and math skills at graduation. The education system there is a joke. Now a CBS news team from a local affiliate comes up with similar stats. Wake up guys, all is not rosy in public education in our country. How do these kids pass the graduation tests? I know in Atlanta that it was reported the teachers and administrators were allowing students to use cheat sheets and stuff to pass tests. People from all walks of life have made it through public universities while still being illiterate. A teacher in California was found to be unable to read or write. The percentages are alarming and you can't blame it on tests or other frivolous excuses. You should thank your lucky stars if your kids made it through and obtained an education, because that is not the case everywhere. This is not the same education system that you knew in the 40's, 50's, and 60's. It's a shame and what we don't need is more people putting their heads in the sand and making excuses for the failure. We need reform. |
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| colo_crawdad | Mar 9 2013, 12:39 AM Post #29 |
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Pat, Since you indicate that you actually know something about the NYC Public School System, how about explaining how Seniors can pass the New York Regents Exam without being able to read. |
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| Mountainrivers | Mar 9 2013, 12:44 AM Post #30 |
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At risk of being called a racist, I think the reason we didn't see this in the 40's and 50's is due to the fact that schools were segregated, especially in the south. The lower intelligence levels of the poor have dragged the overall achievement levels down. Not to say all poor people are less intelligent, but a larger percentage seem to be. Those groups have little incentive to get an education like we were given and tend to want to do what their fathers did. We should train those groups to do those things. |
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