Comments on: The First End Of Course Exam: Escambia Students Do Well http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/the-first-end-of-course-exam-escambia-students-do-well Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: No Excuses http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/the-first-end-of-course-exam-escambia-students-do-well/comment-page-1#comment-129860 No Excuses Mon, 04 Jun 2012 19:16:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=96967#comment-129860 This system actually makes more sense than the FCAT. You are taking an exam at the end of the year on what you learned in class. The fact that this is going to replace at least part of the FCAT math requirement is good in my view. While I don't like "Hating this's" attitude, I do agree that a summer school program should be offered to help students who struggle with math and may not have passed the EOC exam. I have one myself. She's in West Florida High School and has a good math teacher, but she still struggles. Four years of math makes it difficult to make up a class like this, so summer school makes sense in this particular situation. Otherwise, my daughter has good grades and is invested in her education. Summer school with a retake of the exam (if it was failed the first time around) would be a fair compromise to help students get past this new requirement. I am NOT for lowering standards. I'm with you BPD - all of us (students, parents and teachers) need to step up to the plate and do our part. Such an attitude and response would result in many of our students being much more successful than they are now. This is not going away! Accept and do what it takes to get the kids through it and on to a successful road in life. This system actually makes more sense than the FCAT. You are taking an exam at the end of the year on what you learned in class. The fact that this is going to replace at least part of the FCAT math requirement is good in my view.

While I don’t like “Hating this’s” attitude, I do agree that a summer school program should be offered to help students who struggle with math and may not have passed the EOC exam. I have one myself. She’s in West Florida High School and has a good math teacher, but she still struggles. Four years of math makes it difficult to make up a class like this, so summer school makes sense in this particular situation. Otherwise, my daughter has good grades and is invested in her education. Summer school with a retake of the exam (if it was failed the first time around) would be a fair compromise to help students get past this new requirement.

I am NOT for lowering standards. I’m with you BPD – all of us (students, parents and teachers) need to step up to the plate and do our part. Such an attitude and response would result in many of our students being much more successful than they are now. This is not going away! Accept and do what it takes to get the kids through it and on to a successful road in life.

]]> By: Hating this...... http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/the-first-end-of-course-exam-escambia-students-do-well/comment-page-1#comment-129794 Hating this...... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:40:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=96967#comment-129794 Let me also add, these kids are required to have 4 math credits and now with this pass/fail system, they SHOULD be required to offer summer school. I can't say how FRUSTRATED I am as a parent of a child who is going through this. He isn't a dumb child, but struggled with the teacher all year long. He went for tutoring, and asked for help, and never got it. And, ECSD won't even offer a summer school program in the North end of the county. RIDICULOUS to say the least! Let me also add, these kids are required to have 4 math credits and now with this pass/fail system, they SHOULD be required to offer summer school. I can’t say how FRUSTRATED I am as a parent of a child who is going through this. He isn’t a dumb child, but struggled with the teacher all year long. He went for tutoring, and asked for help, and never got it. And, ECSD won’t even offer a summer school program in the North end of the county. RIDICULOUS to say the least!

]]> By: BarrineauParkDad http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/the-first-end-of-course-exam-escambia-students-do-well/comment-page-1#comment-129750 BarrineauParkDad Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:52:49 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=96967#comment-129750 "Oooo Lawd, this is so unfair. Why do they actually expect me to learn this stuff. I'll never need this. Who cares." Actually everyone should care. This is the attitude that is causing the US to fall behind in all the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) subjects. Students who excel in the STEM subjects, also excel in life. Occupations that rely on proficiency in the STEM subjects are high paying. Qualified applicants for these jobs are few and far between, because of the before mentioned attitude. If you want to excel in life, go to class, pay attention, read the book, study, if needed, ask for help and do your best on these tests. This stuff matters. The decisions you make in your youth will dictate your status in society tomorrow. Those who decide they don't care will dig the ditches and serve the fries. B.P.D. for More Education and Less Whining “Oooo Lawd, this is so unfair. Why do they actually expect me to learn this stuff. I’ll never need this. Who cares.”

Actually everyone should care. This is the attitude that is causing the US to fall behind in all the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) subjects. Students who excel in the STEM subjects, also excel in life. Occupations that rely on proficiency in the STEM subjects are high paying. Qualified applicants for these jobs are few and far between, because of the before mentioned attitude.

If you want to excel in life, go to class, pay attention, read the book, study, if needed, ask for help and do your best on these tests. This stuff matters. The decisions you make in your youth will dictate your status in society tomorrow.

Those who decide they don’t care will dig the ditches and serve the fries.

B.P.D. for More Education and Less Whining

]]> By: Hating this...... http://www.northescambia.com/2012/06/the-first-end-of-course-exam-escambia-students-do-well/comment-page-1#comment-129738 Hating this...... Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:30:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=96967#comment-129738 I can only say how STUPID this is. I absolutely HATE the Escambia County school system. Not to mention a certain 9th grade Algebra teacher who consistently had failing students ALL year....ridiculous to say the least. I can only say how STUPID this is. I absolutely HATE the Escambia County school system. Not to mention a certain 9th grade Algebra teacher who consistently had failing students ALL year….ridiculous to say the least.

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