It is sad that this former "student" thinks she has no culpability in this. She is the one who accepted the fake grades,
Not only did she accept the fake grades, but it appears she accepted a scholarship. Both the student and the school f**ked up. Maybe she can write a complaint letter to the school? Oh, wait, that's right, SHE CAN'T WRITE.
She was probably a pain in the butt for teachers and administration so they just stopped giving a crap and waved her through.
I have witnessed this as a high school math teacher. A student is a disciplinary problem in elementary school and the teacher has a choice, fail her and see her again next year, or pass her on to junior high. She gets passed on. Same thing happens in junior high and now she's in high school without basic math skills. Once in high school, usually it is graduate or drop out. The teachers have nowhere else to send her. This school should not have let her graduate.
Maybe she’s a striking example, one that underscores the depth of problems in education.
But I’m more concerned about the very high percent of college students who read at a middle-school level (at best), along with some similar indications of eroding standards and declining performance in other areas throughout the third to fifth quintile, than I am about the relatively rare alarming individual case.
The college admissions essay needs to play a bigger role in admissions. It would have picked up a situation like this. This young person needs remedial education, not university. Maybe one day she'll be ready for tertiary study - but college shouldn't be for someone who can't read.
Are you being sarcastic?
Sure, lots of students write their own essays. In fact, for some, the student’s work is the only work reflected in the final product (e.g., no proofreading help).
Does it necessarily follow that all students write their own essays, even those who can read and write well enough to do so?
I was a teacher. And even years ago, many students would hand in a term paper that was written much btter than their homework. Later, I required my students to stand up in class and give a synopsis of their term paper. The use of the internet continued. But, now the students knew they better actually know something about the topic.
The college admissions essay needs to play a bigger role in admissions. It would have picked up a situation like this. This young person needs remedial education, not university. Maybe one day she'll be ready for tertiary study - but college shouldn't be for someone who can't read.
Are you being sarcastic?
Sure, lots of students write their own essays. In fact, for some, the student’s work is the only work reflected in the final product (e.g., no proofreading help).
Does it necessarily follow that all students write their own essays, even those who can read and write well enough to do so?
How is someone who can't read going to get a ghost written essay - those cost money, usually around $500 for crap I'd estimate, but maybe crap could get into this school. I don't see someone who can't read having 500 to spare and being able to navigate this system though.
I guess a parent could pay or write the essay - assuming they can read and value education enough (but then why have a child who can't read). A friend who could write the essay - but how many literate people have close friends they'd be willing to spend the time doing this for.
I guess chatgpt could write the essay, but someone who can't read probably wouldn't be able to navigate this either or if they could, an admissions officer would pick up that the essay was crap or written by a chat bot.
She was probably a pain in the butt for teachers and administration so they just stopped giving a crap and waved her through.
I have witnessed this as a high school math teacher. A student is a disciplinary problem in elementary school and the teacher has a choice, fail her and see her again next year, or pass her on to junior high. She gets passed on. Same thing happens in junior high and now she's in high school without basic math skills. Once in high school, usually it is graduate or drop out. The teachers have nowhere else to send her. This school should not have let her graduate.
What’s the big problem with seeing her again? Isn’t that what schools regularly do with slower students?
Certainly there is no excuse for a high school gradating a student who can't read, but WTF was the student doing to remedy the situation? Even if the school was literally doing nothing, one could easily learn to read in their free time over 4 years of high school.
Even if we assume that every minute of time spent in school was completely wasted, learning to read is something that could be accomplished independently outside of school hours.
Certainly there is no excuse for a high school gradating a student who can't read, but WTF was the student doing to remedy the situation? Even if the school was literally doing nothing, one could easily learn to read in their free time over 4 years of high school.
Even if we assume that every minute of time spent in school was completely wasted, learning to read is something that could be accomplished independently outside of school hours.
If the culture doesn't care about education at all, nothing can be done. Just look at the 13 Baltimore high schools (40%) with 0 students proficient in math.
The latest round of state test results is raising alarm in Baltimore City Schools. Project Baltimore found 40% of Baltimore City high schools, where the state e
Certainly there is no excuse for a high school gradating a student who can't read, but WTF was the student doing to remedy the situation? Even if the school was literally doing nothing, one could easily learn to read in their free time over 4 years of high school.
Even if we assume that every minute of time spent in school was completely wasted, learning to read is something that could be accomplished independently outside of school hours.
The school was possibly telling her how amazing she is, and she had no idea there was a problem.
Not kidding. If it's a terrible school and she is a nice kid that didn't cause any problems, it totally could have happened.
Honestly, this is what MUST have happened, because how else could any of this have happened?
We'll see more and more stories like this thanks to ChatGPT and the like. In fact, you'll see kids get all the way through college without ever doing any work for themselves. At which point an employer will learn they're completely useless and potentially illiterate like this girl. We'll then have a protected class of illiterates which will have to be accommodated for in the workplace. And if you think that sounds nuts, bookmark this post and check back in 10 years.
In some places teachers can't really fail kids anymore.
My wife is a teacher. To fail a kid she has to fill out a mountain of paperwork and supply a ton of supporting evidence to justify it. After she submits it, the principal overrules her and the kid passes. Then she gets reprimanded for trying to fail the kid.
This girl will settle with the school district for a five figure payout, and no one in the school district will face any consequences.
Oh, and it blows my mind that you can apparently go to college, having not learned how to read.
You can even become President of the United States!
True! Biden was senile, pooping his diaper, and he was elected President! Astonighing perseverance shown by his…wife and handlers, who also had great faith in stimulants.
Grade inflation 101. Parents complain. Get their kid diagnosed with ADHD or some other learning disability. They give them an ILP which requires the teacher to basically give them an A so long as they show up, and they float through the system. If a teacher has the nerve to give them the C or F that they deserve, they are chastised by the principal, and the parents call them a racist. The only way for colleges to distinguish this is through standardized testing which people call racist. The bell shaped grading curve has gone away. It’s equity on steroids and gives kids a false sense of preparedness for college.
Certainly there is no excuse for a high school gradating a student who can't read, but WTF was the student doing to remedy the situation? Even if the school was literally doing nothing, one could easily learn to read in their free time over 4 years of high school.
Even if we assume that every minute of time spent in school was completely wasted, learning to read is something that could be accomplished independently outside of school hours.
The school was possibly telling her how amazing she is, and she had no idea there was a problem.
Not kidding. If it's a terrible school and she is a nice kid that didn't cause any problems, it totally could have happened.
Honestly, this is what MUST have happened, because how else could any of this have happened?
Yes. My old colleagues worked in one of the worst schools in NYC. The saddest part is that the equally illiterate parents had no idea.
