Comments on: BOE Lowers FCAT Writing Test Passing Score

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:13:31 +0000

REGARDING:
“No free thinkers A idiot for president.”

Or do you just THINK he’s an idiot because someone else told you to think that??

David pondering paradox

By: JUSTAFACT

JUSTAFACT — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:19:16 +0000

Its called Dumbing down Americans.
Been going on for years. Example and result.
No free thinkers A idiot for president.

By: RGambill

RGambill — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:32:43 +0000

Ahhh….. we are talking about the Florida Writes. The Florida Writes NEVER held anyone back. The Florida Writes NEVER failed anyone. This is not THE FCAT. This is the Florida Writes…….

By: WHAT?!?!???

WHAT?!?!??? — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:14:48 +0000

My son had to pass it! Which he did the first time he took it. How is this fair to all of those children who have failed it, and were kept back? Lowering the standards only helps those bullies to stay in school instead of quiting, and going on to prison. I think all parents should have to work with, AND/OR have someone tutor their child to pass this test.

By: scott

scott — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:37 +0000

The test should evaluate spelling and grammar. You will be amazed at the number of students graduating who cannot verbally string two sentences together properly — do not even bother to ask them to write it.

Why do so many people want to a job application home to complete it? Most cannot read it nor understand it. They need help filling it out.

DOE dumbed-down a whole year of education with one vote.

By: RGambill

RGambill — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:15:03 +0000

The Florida Writes is a 45 minute timed rough draft. Spelling and grammar mistakes should NOT be heavily penalized. It is a rough draft! This year the powers to be decided to grade spelling and grammar HEAVILY.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:27:44 +0000

REGARDING:
“(your vice you’re, etc”

your versus you’re

You know I don’t usually mention such things, but it DOES point out that we are all part of the problem and possible solution if we can just get our acts together.
(holding of breath not indicated)

David in an imperfect world,
caused in part by my presence

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:20:48 +0000

REGARDING:
“what happened to dick & jane? “

Didn’t you hear? Spot bit Dick and Jane went into Witness Protection.

Actually, I’m prior to Spot, Dick and Jane. Well, the books existed but Byrneville didn’t have them. We had to get by with books which used phonics, prefixes and suffixes and which incorporated history, geography and such things into stories about families going out west and settling towns, getting glass windows, building mills. Good writing can teach more than one thing at a time. Dick would’ve been crushed quickly.

For that matter, the things we typed in Mrs. Pettis’ typing class also had all kinds of information regarding manners and expected behavior. I think they now call it an integrated educational approach.

“I agree with Roberto, this is not a retreat, it is laying down.”

Lying down. If we want to complain about others not writing well, we should set good examples.
I lie down.
I lay other things down.
I lay eggs if I am a werechicken.

I deal with the school system every day but all my problems are behind me.

David on 17-04

By: Ann

Ann — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:32 +0000

The part that throws me is that they’re grading harsher on grammer, spelling, and punctuation. Shouldn’t the students know this? I understand grading with different expectations for different grade levels but it’s either right or wrong. As far as stressing kids out for the FCAT as a parent if you don’t stress out about it the kids won’t. My kids both felt the test was easy and aside from a little extra studying we treated it as any other test.

By: worried

worried — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:42:00 +0000

DAVID
I agree on teaching on a subject but they are teaching for the test only at third grade. Then any thing else needed they are having to get it later or making the lower grades harder. I seen a math word problem for a second grader that even I could not pronounce the names of them not U.S names how do solve the problem if you cant under stand the name what happened to dick & jane? Do you have school age kids and if not how long ago did you deal with the system? I have seen kids so upset about the test they were sick and even crying. I dont think any one of the creators of the test can pass it .What about the educators haveing to take it and pass before it is given to students ?