While reading the Dallas news, one article caught my attention. This article talks about Irvin school district changing their grading system to help students pass their classes. What makes me most concerned about this issue is that the Irving distric school has decided to eliminate homework for high school students. Grades will be only be focused on exams, essays and projects, homework will not be count. State senate representative Jane Nelson had an opinion about this issue she said that a student generally learns by doing homework, and if the school district has not decided to count it, Nelson is not surprised that the students grades are not good.
I think that a student should be given a grade based on their homework because in this way the professor can see where the students have difficulty. Homework has been the most important part of my education path. I know right know that this is because I did what I was supposed to do. What also concerns is that teachers are forced to give students who did not pass exams or were caught cheating a second chance of retaking the exam. What worried me was that students caught cheating were given a second chance. A student who has disrespected the system should not get a second opportunity. In my opinion government should focus a little bit more on education. State Government should have a sayin on Texas education and also about the grading system and requirements for a student to be pass their courses.
In my fellow classmates blog, "Adjusting Grades For Failing Students," I learned that the Dallas Irvin school district has eliminated the need for homework and even giving students a chance to retake tests if they score badly. This amazed me and I think it is a horrible idea. If they don't want their students to succeed in college, then they are on the right path. Claudia believes this is hurting the kids in the school district, and I couldn't agree more.
ReplyDeleteCollege is almost completely about homework and outside studies. If a college student only went to class and never thought of class outside of the hour and 20 minutes or so they spend in the class, they would not make it. Sure, there are some blow off classes that every student will experience in their college career where this may be possible, but classes pertaining to majors and several other classes, require an adequate amount of time of outside studies and homework. In high school, like Claudia mentioned, homework is a good way to track the success of a student's learning abilities on a subject. Homework also allows the student to track their progress and understanding of the subject, and lets them know areas they might need to focus on more if they are struggling. The fact that this was even an option in a school district absolutely amazes me.
Also, the students are given special advantages during testing which is almost not even worth discussing due to it's absurdity. Now, there are chances for retest in some college classes but it is not one to be taken advantage of. If a student is caught cheating in college, they are done and most likely expelled from the school, but in high school its ok and even given a second chance?? Give me a break!
The Irvin school district is ruining the future of their students by enforcing this law. How it even passed is beyond me, but they really need to consider how it is effecting the future of our society and the impacts it is causing. They obviously have one focus of getting the kids through high school to make them look better, but have no cares for their future.