A New York teacher exposes our state school-system sham — where guessing gets you a passBy Karol Markowicz
August 21, 2022
What is the point of an end-of-school-year exam? New York state seems unsure.
A teacher has put out a detailed exposé proving a child can pass New York’s algebra Regents exam by simply guessing all Cs.
Ed Knight weaves on Medium a great tale of a student named River who finds himself in legal trouble and ends up missing most of the school year. Knight admits he has a soft spot for River, a child of a single father who lives in a trailer, and when River comes to him for advice on taking an exam for which he has zero knowledge, Knight suggests the “Cs” trick.
What’s absolutely appalling is that it worked. River actually deviated to two B answers when both correct answers were C — and still managed to pass the exam.
Knight explains this works because a student needs to score only 19.8% to pass the exam. A travesty.
While we may all know about the end of merit and rigor in our public schools and how dumbed-down our schools have become, seeing it in such stark terms is still jarring. What’s the point of a test that can be passed with guesswork? What’s the point of school if a kid can guess on the exam, pass it and move on to the next grade?
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/21/a-new-york-teacher-exposes-our-state-school-system-sham/
