Recently there has been a lot of talk about the literacy test results from the grade tens this year... and it really bothers me because the media is blaming it on text messaging, msn and facebook?!!! Like really common guys!!! The news coverage states " A 3% drop in grades... due to the fact that teenages have their own language!" Ummm no we do not have our own god damn language, we have short forms. What is the point of typing huge words when you could just use the short form that everyone uses. They have bee
n around for years. Plus no teen would actually use them on the test. To me all this is, is excuses. The government is blamming it on technology, instead of actually doing something about it. Personally I feel its their own fault, they are the ones who make the system this way. Teach us differently, use newer methods, get school started at a different time. Another thing is eliminate IEPs (Individual Education Plan) or give one to everybody. I can see that some people with actual learning dissablilities would need one or someone is has no motor skills but to people that are perfectly fine then that just bothers me. My best friend is one of the smartest people I know but she apparently needs an IEP to be able to succeed. She gets however long she wants to do assignments and tests all because she is a procrastinator and a perfectionist. But I think for everyone to get to their full potential then everyone should have IEPs. No wonder grades are so low.... Don't point fingers just do something about it.
n around for years. Plus no teen would actually use them on the test. To me all this is, is excuses. The government is blamming it on technology, instead of actually doing something about it. Personally I feel its their own fault, they are the ones who make the system this way. Teach us differently, use newer methods, get school started at a different time. Another thing is eliminate IEPs (Individual Education Plan) or give one to everybody. I can see that some people with actual learning dissablilities would need one or someone is has no motor skills but to people that are perfectly fine then that just bothers me. My best friend is one of the smartest people I know but she apparently needs an IEP to be able to succeed. She gets however long she wants to do assignments and tests all because she is a procrastinator and a perfectionist. But I think for everyone to get to their full potential then everyone should have IEPs. No wonder grades are so low.... Don't point fingers just do something about it.
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I have to say, I think that online activities increase literacy skills! Mostly because it is a fun activity that encourages READING and WRITING. Also, I wouldn't put in too much time thinking about standardized test results, because we already know how reliable statistics are!
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