School Teachers Rewarding Test Scores With Candy

cincybearcat said:

dankind said:

Since Massachusetts schools teach to a test and schools' budgets and teachers' jobs/salaries depend on those test scores, you can bet your ass that they bribe the fuck out of the kids to study for and do well on the absurd and (surprise!) racist tests. Last year, my kids' school allowed gum and candy to keep kids awake and alert during the test.

My daughter was so worked up about it, too. I tried to explain to her that it doesn't mean a damn thing, but she's just an anxious person. She could take just punch random answers, and it won't affect her future one bit. The state is just using it to measure the schools/educators. And since they're not interested in imparting knowledge to the future adults in their system, choosing memorization over actual learning, then they don't even deserve her best effort.

I wish we could afford a private school. They are exempt from the statewide test since they don't receive public funds, and as a result, the kids are more likely to remember the things they have learned because they actually educate children instead of running memorization drills. I don't want her to have to deal with this anxiety every year. Pretty sure my son won't give a shit.

My daughter takes state tests.  She does very well, and her public school is not just teaching to a test.  She has had some amazing teachers that challenge the kids on how to learn and have the kids thinking very differently than just memorization.  I am pretty happy with the public school.  And I'm not sure what the best way is to evaluate teachers...but there needs to be a way. 

tempo_n_groove said:

Kat said:

And a new generation of diabetics is born. Too much sugar can lead to Type 2 Diabetes. 

Don't let your kids participate in Halloween then...

PJ_Soul said:

My dad was a teacher and principal, and he would offer rewards, but never candy (he always told his students that sugar is "white death" ), and he never ever gave rewards to people who didn't earn them. He simply encouraged those kids to work harder so that they could be rewarded. What he did for reward was literally give real medals to kids who did well, and would have little awards ceremonies with these medals, had an actual winners' podium, and hung the medals on the kids' necks on ribbons as though they were in the Olympics, lol. The kids LOVED that so much, and it seemed that the other kids really strove to get on that winners' podium. My dad was a much loved teacher and administrator, both with the students and his teachers. He employed charm and friendliness, but never made anyone feel like shit for doing badly.

dankind said:

So an assistant principal in some Maine town thought it wise to use the N-word while reprimanding a misbehaving nine-year-old biracial student.

This woman still has her a job. The superintendent is backing her and saying that she'll just get some "additional training."

Because America.

tempo_n_groove said:

dankind said:

So an assistant principal in some Maine town thought it wise to use the N-word while reprimanding a misbehaving nine-year-old biracial student.

This woman still has her a job. The superintendent is backing her and saying that she'll just get some "additional training."

Because America.

It's a funny thing what Supers and Principals get away with while teachers quickly get the axe.

Do u have a link for this story?  Sounds like a good read.