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Concord Monitor - Only 1 in 4 proficient in math

"No educator in New Hampshire should be pleased with those math scores," Tracy said yesterday at a press conference. "We need to ask a lot of questions. We need to examine the test, examine the scores. . . . But we also have to say, 'No excuses, no exceptions.' These scores have to improve."

created Feb 22, 2008 by Jim Cowie

Discussion

11 responses

Jim Cowie Feb 22, 2008

sigh.
todd Feb 22, 2008

1 in 4?!?!? that's like 40% of people who can't do math. that's terrible!
Jim Cowie Feb 22, 2008

My local SAU "...aims to achieve Educational Excellence through communication, cooperation, and community involvement while empowering leaders and always remaining Student Focused." So I feel pretty good about their prospects.
todd Feb 22, 2008

"Student Focused" should be lower-case and hyphenated. Lower case because A) we don't speak German so nouns are not upper-cased, and B) because "Focused" isn't even a noun. Hyphenated because "student-focused" is a compound modifier. They do not intend to remain "student" and "focused" separately. I think you're pretty well screwed, Jim.
Jim Cowie Feb 22, 2008

I think your hurtful and belittling attitudes are directly responsible for the failure of these children to meet the arbitrary, socially-constructed, and possibly injurious and/or discriminatory "mathematical standards" that we're talking about here. We need a break with the failed policies of the past and a commitment to make investments in the bridge to the future for they're sakes. Yes we can!
notgneiss Feb 22, 2008

Im with Jim. I vote for change.
colby Feb 22, 2008

Maybe I need to go back into teaching. Math was my favorite subject to teach and the one that seemed to be either loved or hated by students.
jhota Feb 22, 2008

there was a news story on one of the evening news shows about the debate concerning traditonal math teaching vs. "modern." that modern stuff they showed? i have no idea how that is called math. if you don't teach math, then there's no surprise students can't do it.
gregg Feb 22, 2008

I always thought NH had more than four students.
jessica Feb 22, 2008

Ha ha ha to Todd's comment about 1 in 4 being about equal to 40%. I'm sure he meant that as a joke.
Jim Cowie Feb 22, 2008

I'm 110% certain that he was serious