Fury as ZERO children at 13 Baltimore state schools pass math exam

[GoldenGlove]

The article isn't clear. Its sounds like this has been a problem for 6 years.

'Right now, the facts are clear: City Schools' students have earned two consecutive years of improved scores on the math MCAP following national decreases during the COVID pandemic. Seven of eight grade levels experienced growth in math between SY2021-22 and SY2022-23, mirroring growth in Maryland overall.

'We acknowledge that some of our high school students continue to experience challenges in math following the pandemic, especially if they were struggling beforehand.

'The work is underway to improve outcomes for students. But treating student achievement as an 'if-then' proposition does a great disservice to our community.'

That was their response to the article.

 

[Voice of Reason]

This shyt is flat out pathetic.

These kids parents are the same people that sit on social media all day promoting bullshyt.

 

[Wiseborn]

Excelling schools don't make this excuse. Parent engagement isn't the easiest thing to enable for schools. It's more of a luxury, not a mandate.

Schools can only control what they can control. They have to work with the kids where they are... regardless if their parents aren't shyt or not. If kids can only be good at math or any other subject because of their parents, then that means the school and staff really ain't shyt.

The kid also has a vote in this

 

[Fill Collins]

This includes even the top schools in Baltimore.

Some of the city's best-known schools, including Patterson High School, Frederick Douglass, and Reginald F. Lewis, made their way onto the list, while Baltimore City Schools also received $1.6 billion last year from taxpayers.

It was the largest funding the educational authority has ever received, leading to questions over where the money went.

'So, it's not a funding issue. We're getting plenty of funding,' Rodriguez said. 'I don't think money is the issue. I think accountability is the issue.'

The same ppl in here looking down on these kids when they thought it was just Black children are gonna be nuanced now that it's all races of jits

I'm 25 and public school here in Florida went OD with standardized testing, I got by in math but the curriculum was basically cramming lessons and a chunk of it was weeks of "proctor practice"

Our teachers would have us sit and practice bubbling in the right way for hours, all through 12th grade, idk how kids these days learn, but I'm sure it's worse

 

[Will Ross]

A lot of people struggle to think in systems which is why these threads tend to go the same way every time, the blame falls at the feet of the parents. If we look deeper at the demographics of these schools, it's very likely that the students are disproportionately Black.

When people flock to these threads blaming parents, they're suggesting that Black people by and large are terrible at parenting their children.

It's both lazy and anti-Black. It's also the exact conclusion that the dominant society would like everyone to reach about Black people.

it has everything to do with parents and the Low standards that are set for black kids

 

[desjardins]

Excelling schools don't make this excuse.

Schools can only control what they can control. They have to work with the kids where they are...

It still boils down to the parents and the culture those parents instill in the kids.
Excelling schools don't have to worry about parent engagement as much because the kids themselves aren't as bad, aren't coming to school hungry, aren't having all kinds of dumb shyt like learning sexy red lyrics reenforced in the household. Any positive progress a bad school district teacher has in a given day is probably reversed soon as those kids go home to be neglected and raised by the worst elements of social media, tv, and rap

 

[CopiousX]

But wait,they are no Asian or White kids are these school?

oh no, you went there.

 

[newarkhiphop]

and apparently not all schools gave the test

Inner city public schools are mess they were like that pre pandemic and got worse during the pandemic

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

so every parent from 13 schools are operating at the same level?

overnight? the pandemic was not an overnight thing some of these kids are a year (+) behind where they should be.

learning loss is going to vary especially depending on the age and development of the students at the time they were thrown into the pandemic distance learning.

There you go. Keyword: Some.

If some kids passed, that very well means the pandemic isn't an excuse to fail. The kids who did fail were already failing or going to fail simply because good kids don't let themselves fail. Good parents don't let their parents fail.

 

[saturn7]

I blame the parent(s) specifically and the community/communitah/ da Culture in general.

There is a deep problem and it is not just limited to a few run down inner cities.

 

[Matt504]

it has everything to do with parents and the Low standards that are set for black kids

Are you suggesting that Black parents are setting low standards for Black kids? I just want to be clear.

 

[Will Ross]

Are you suggesting that Black parents are setting low standards for Black kids? I just want to be clear.

Society sets low standards for black kids especially ones that come from low income families

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

My kids are all doing great in math

2 AP seniors, and it’s the younger two’s favorite subject so they’re on their way too

Oh well

But according to the coli, your kids should've failed class and been behind because of the pandemic.



I'm willing to bet coli parents that have kids in school are doing just fine even after the pandemic.
@Paper Boi

 

[bnew]

With all the free resources online, you think the pandemic is a good excuse? Sounds like those kids were already borderline failing.

https://nitter.unixfox.eu/bytespeed/status/1435601704796319745#m

and no a smartphone or a tablet isn't a proper substitute for a desktop/laptop when someone needs to learn.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Math is one of them subjects it always seemed you were either good at it or not…
Throw in a 2 year pandemic too…smh just hope the gap ain’t too big to fix

Middle school and high school Math is easy as shyt. I could do algebra in my sleep and I was one of the lazy non studying students.