Friday, July 9, 2010

Should we get rid of the Georgia Graduation Test?

The AJC asks the question Should we get rid of the Georgia Graduation Test?

It bothers me that every time anyone talks about it, they talk about "how easy it is." Wonderful. There is not a district in this state, there are very few schools in this state, with a 100% pass rate. My school scores poorly but we have about 90% pass rate for everything except social studies (70%) and yet, overall 40% fail to pass one or more components. So 30% cannot graduate. About 1 in 3.

Now, some do not try. Some test poorly. Some cannot get here to take the test because something is more important. But 1 in 3 strikes me as huge.

2 comments:

Pissedoffteacher said...

Maybe these kids should not be getting diplomas. Shouldn't a degree mean something?

Ricochet said...

Yes, a diploma should mean something. But the recovery policy is screwing them over in a way they can't even realize until it is too late - and that should count for something as well.