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Then, do the current presidential candidates have any plans to repeal NCLB?
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11 May 2008, 8:21 pm
Thomas1138 wrote:
Okay question:
Do you think it's a good idea for doctors (even if they graduate with honors) to have to pass a test before getting their license? How about lawyers, teachers, accountants, etc.. All these professions require their practitioners to pass a cold-hearted test before they let people practice. They don't care what letter grade you received in college or whether they did or didn't teach it to you.
If a potential doctor had the gall to whine to me that he should be allowed to cut me up because his grade-inflated classes said that he was an A student but a cold-hearted test said that he wasn't up to snuff, I'd laugh in his face and certainly never allow him to practice medicine on me.
What makes you so special that you got a diploma despite not being able to pass a test proving that you had mastered enough material to deserve it?
Do you think it's a good idea for doctors (even if they graduate with honors) to have to pass a test before getting their license? How about lawyers, teachers, accountants, etc.. All these professions require their practitioners to pass a cold-hearted test before they let people practice. They don't care what letter grade you received in college or whether they did or didn't teach it to you.
If a potential doctor had the gall to whine to me that he should be allowed to cut me up because his grade-inflated classes said that he was an A student but a cold-hearted test said that he wasn't up to snuff, I'd laugh in his face and certainly never allow him to practice medicine on me.
What makes you so special that you got a diploma despite not being able to pass a test proving that you had mastered enough material to deserve it?
Very interesting analogy. In a perfect education system, I could see this happening however there never seems to be enough time in the classroom to achieve all that needs to be taught. There are other fundamental changes to be implemented....like keeping the state's Department of Treasury out of state assessments.
11 May 2008, 8:33 pm
MomofTom wrote:
Thomas1138 wrote:
Okay question:
Do you think it's a good idea for doctors (even if they graduate with honors) to have to pass a test before getting their license? How about lawyers, teachers, accountants, etc.. All these professions require their practitioners to pass a cold-hearted test before they let people practice. They don't care what letter grade you received in college or whether they did or didn't teach it to you.
If a potential doctor had the gall to whine to me that he should be allowed to cut me up because his grade-inflated classes said that he was an A student but a cold-hearted test said that he wasn't up to snuff, I'd laugh in his face and certainly never allow him to practice medicine on me.
What makes you so special that you got a diploma despite not being able to pass a test proving that you had mastered enough material to deserve it?
Do you think it's a good idea for doctors (even if they graduate with honors) to have to pass a test before getting their license? How about lawyers, teachers, accountants, etc.. All these professions require their practitioners to pass a cold-hearted test before they let people practice. They don't care what letter grade you received in college or whether they did or didn't teach it to you.
If a potential doctor had the gall to whine to me that he should be allowed to cut me up because his grade-inflated classes said that he was an A student but a cold-hearted test said that he wasn't up to snuff, I'd laugh in his face and certainly never allow him to practice medicine on me.
What makes you so special that you got a diploma despite not being able to pass a test proving that you had mastered enough material to deserve it?
Very interesting analogy. In a perfect education system, I could see this happening however there never seems to be enough time in the classroom to achieve all that needs to be taught. There are other fundamental changes to be implemented....like keeping the state's Department of Treasury out of state assessments.
A key difference, however, is the test design. Among true professions, the standards for passing are determined by experts within the field. That is, doctors determine what standards an individual must meet in order to be considered a doctor. The same is true of lawyers and academic faculty. Assessment tends to include much more nuanced and exacting criteria than any standardized test I have ever encountered.
