Oregon says students don't need to prove mastery of writing, math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Opponents argued that pausing the requirement devalues an Oregon diploma. The state board said the requirement has been an inequitable hurdle and a misuse of state tests.
Fortunately, you don't need "mastery of writing or math" to go on the government dole, to riot, to burn down neighborhoods in Portland, to participate in flash-mob shoplifting, to become homeless and addicted to opiates, or for any of the other typical career paths that so many youth are following these days. /s
or to claim social security disabilities when a chunk of building caught fire and fall on you, or to sue the owner for millions. I got you.
Just ridiculous, but hey. I was in Oregon during high school. I passed those exams in Sophomore.
You actually don't need mastery of any of those to perform most jobs.
For example, you may or may not be mostly illiterate but your ability to do fine and precise construction or craft is masterful in itself.
There is also the question of potential; a lot of people can get jobs by showing potential to learn and a work ethic and values, even if they don't know pi to a thousand digits.
So, it's probably fine to say that they don't need mastery to graduate, it's just that the curriculum is likely bogged down with woke things that distract from learning good skills that you can use.
I dunno. Even editors for books, magazines, websites, video games who would proclaim themselves masters of language make too many noticeable mistakes in their editing.
I think what matters is getting kids focused on learning and understanding the value of learning. Learning as an adult is difficult compared to a child because we aren't shielded from the world's stress and we have to take care of business.
Yes, that and general rules of civil behavior (ideally learned by example more than anything) go a long way to putting a child on the path to a productive and positive adult life.
Yeah we definitely let that go, almost as if by design. No one knows how to treat each other anymore. No one knows how to act appropriately.
Well, apparantly illicit drugs are legal there but selling raw milk is a felony so what would you expect?
That's why I moved.
I never understood this phrase; white is a color too.
What color is a “White-Picket-Fence”?
It’s THE COLOR WHITE.
What color are chess pieces?
Black AND WHITE.
It's becoming ridiculous. White is actually an assimilation of all colors of the rainbow.
Oh ya,
in LIGHT: White is all the colors combined.
in PIGMENT (INK): Black is all the colors combined.
Yes. You got it. LOL
**Seriously, you don't want to send your kids to school there. **
Our country will be a crap show soon enough with no citizens qualified for most corporate roles. Countries that uphold the stringent qualifications will eventually take over. And no one from these states can complain.
It's truly sad. I used to love it there.
Too late. That is already the case now.
Illiteracy fosters dependence. Pot enables compliance. Stoned and stupid is the perfect dim recipe.
You should write poetries to describe them. Perfection.
it's just graduating from government daycare at this point.
LOL
This is why most jobs, even simplistic things like working at a front desk and answering phones, require a college diploma. HS diplomas are pretty useless these days.
Yes. True. Cannot even add 2 + 1/2.
Gimme a M...m. Gimme an O...o. Gimme a R...r...
gimme an O...o. Gimme an N....n
Am I right? LOL
Bingo it is!
I was there back in the 90 when I was in high school. The school was excellent then.
LOL. I know right. You should have seen what happened during 2008 when people were losing jobs left and right and would go to work at whatever jobs they could find. There was a news clip in Oregon/Washington newspaper about some professionals working in green houses.
Instead of potting the roots, they stick the green part into the dirt.
They don't need to pay for babysitters.