tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post115495290254828308..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: It's an epidemicKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1155067382456857212006-08-08T15:03:00.000-05:002006-08-08T15:03:00.000-05:00And does the difficulty of the standardized testin...And does the difficulty of the standardized testing program make a difference? Since the high school tests in Tennessee have been dumbed down since 2002, has that made fewer students fdrop out or more?<BR/><BR/>Hillsboro's not on the list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1155050988832304792006-08-08T10:29:00.000-05:002006-08-08T10:29:00.000-05:00question;How do these rates compare with other met...question;How do these rates compare with other metropolitan areas of similiar socio-economic status.Is the amount spent per pupil a factor.Is the minimum educational requirements of the teachers a factor.The rates,standing on their own seem to be low,but knowing what I do about "stats" and the situation,there must be other factors that have an influence.<BR/>I am not making excuses,this is an area that must be improved,but to appreciate the impact of the "stats",all must be understood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154961000934028572006-08-07T09:30:00.000-05:002006-08-07T09:30:00.000-05:00Really good points, Anon. They are not isolatd. An...Really good points, Anon. They are not isolatd. And while I think counseling isn't part of our core mission I'm convinced that we can't accomplish it without excellent counselors. And they ought to be assigned by need, not population.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1154958997482913872006-08-07T08:56:00.000-05:002006-08-07T08:56:00.000-05:00Summer school is a complete waste of time and need...Summer school is a complete waste of time and needs to be revamped big time.<BR/><BR/>But here's another suggestion: we've got assistant principals who are generally assigned students and deal with discipline issues for those students and we've got guidance counselors who deal with academic issues for students- these two roles are often too isolated- not always but too often. A better effort needs to be made to combine these two things- behavior and academic success. Sometimes, unfortunately, they are treated as isolated things; they most often are not isolated things, and failure in either area can lead to problems in the other, this spirals, and the student is much more likely to give up. Again, combine the efforts so that the student can better see that how he/she behaves and uses time is quite connected to academic success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com