A Travesty in the Louisiana Educational System

Author: Mister_Owens

Date: December 11, 2003

by Mister_Owens
12-11-03
My opinions. Don't fire me.
The new buzzword in education is now 'growth'.
These days, achievement alone is moot; everyone must improve, or fall into "corrective action" under the control of the state.
What about those who achieve at astounding levels? So they fall from a 99 to a 98; whoop-a-dee-doo!
This strip isn'e funny, mostly because it's true.
So essentially, an 8th grader who finally gets "1+1" is on the "right track", whereas one who has trouble with integrals obviously is doing something wrong, and now needs the state to show him how.