Saturday, April 27, 2024

Graduating for attendance

True story: I used to volunteer with an adult literacy organization in a major city. No shame on the people coming, because they were trying to better themselves. But more than one was a HS grad! I asked one woman how she graduated (keep in mind, this woman was functionally illiterate). She explained that the district had a general policy that if you just showed up each day (didn't do any work, just attended each school day), the teachers had to give you a passing grade. So that's what she did. Just showed up each day and graduated.

I would not want to even consider the state of math.



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sincerely,