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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
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Seems like it's about folks keeping their jobs. Teachers, school administrators, politicians, they all have a vested interest in high marks. Whether or not those marks are justified is irrelevant. And the kids? Now, they are smart enough to realize what is going down. They are smart; they clue in real quick. One thing that kids do when they go to school ... and you can all remember doing it ... is find out where the line is; how far they can go; how little they have to do to get by. The whole system needs to be re-thought ... it's downright busted and can't be tinkered with. In fact, I believe it's time to stop thinking of education as a "system".