Pete Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/education/v/tests.pdf
ieatcrayonz Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:10 PM, Pete said: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/education/v/tests.pdf What do you think is the answer to #3?
Astrojanitor Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 holy cats...is there a better example of why this country is a mess? Think we need to curb the military boner for awhile and start throwing money back into education.
Nanker Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Nice. I'd wager many 12th graders today would fail to pass it.
Pete Posted December 22, 2011 Author Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:21 PM, ieatcrayonz said: What do you think is the answer to #3? aggressive expansion, vast resources, fertile land, no enemies, only two bordering countrys, a melting pot of some great minds from all over the world, our constitution, forefathers, etc. I am short on time but can expand later
Buff_bills4ever Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 I have a feeling that I'd do much better if I actually lived in West Virginia.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:29 PM, Buff_bills4ever said: I have a feeling that I'd do much better if I actually lived in West Virginia. Yes, I can't really say that I'm too well versed in WV health resorts.
McBeane Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Hahaha New England is a girl It all makes sense now.
ieatcrayonz Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:29 PM, Buff_bills4ever said: I have a feeling that I'd do much better if I actually lived in West Virginia. Better in what endeavor? What are you looking for that can be easily found in West Virginia?
DC Tom Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:25 PM, Astrojanitor said: holy cats...is there a better example of why this country is a mess? Think we need to curb the military boner for awhile and start throwing money back into education. Less a "money" problem than it is a "Who the hell teaches geography anymore?" problem. And a lot of those questions look harder because they're more applicable to the era and place - locally-focused, at the county level, from a time when people didn't often travel that far from home (particularly for work), and somewhat specific to the time (when New England had a textile industry, for example). Plus..."what are the major and minor industries in your county?" Easier to answer 80 years ago, when there actually WERE industries. On 12/22/2011 at 9:31 PM, SageAgainstTheMachine said: Yes, I can't really say that I'm too well versed in WV health resorts. You probably would be in 1931, pre-antibiotics. You'd probably have at least one tubercular relative who "took the air" at some spa or spent some time in a sanitarium.
K-9 Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:27 PM, Pete said: aggressive expansion, vast resources, fertile land, no enemies, only two bordering countrys, a melting pot of some great minds from all over the world, our constitution, forefathers, etc. I am short on time but can expand later When you do come back to explain, can you please put it in essay form while remembering to compare and contrast? Thank-you.
Ramius Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 People in West Virginia are still trying to figure out the answer to #1 under "physiology and health."
Chef Jim Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:27 PM, Pete said: aggressive expansion, vast resources, fertile land, no enemies, only two bordering countrys, a melting pot of some great minds from all over the world, our constitution, forefathers, etc. I am short on time but can expand later And the ability to construct proper English sentences.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) #3 from "Reading" - Give one stanza of a poem from your favorite author. What % of today's 8th graders have read any poetry of their own volition? On 12/22/2011 at 9:47 PM, Chef Jim said: And the ability to construct proper English sentences sentence fragments. Fixed it for ya Edited December 22, 2011 by SageAgainstTheMachine
Chef Jim Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:50 PM, SageAgainstTheMachine said: #3 from "Reading" - Give one stanza of a poem from your favorite author. What % of today's 8th graders have read any poetry of their own volition? Fixed it for ya Yeah, like I wasn't going to !@#$ that up.
Just Jack Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:50 PM, SageAgainstTheMachine said: #3 from "Reading" - Give one stanza of a poem from your favorite author. What % of today's 8th graders have read any poetry of their own volition? Or know what a stanza is.
K-9 Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 10:07 PM, Just Jack said: Or know what a stanza is. George from 'Seinfeld'?
aussiew Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Aha! Reminds me of the old days in Oz. No multiple choice questions. We had to write whole sentences to prove we knew the answers. What a concept!!! I know a few with master's degrees who couldn't answer most of those questions.
DC Tom Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 10:41 PM, aussiew said: Aha! Reminds me of the old days in Oz. No multiple choice questions. We had to write whole sentences to prove we knew the answers. What a concept!!! But then how do you know if kids are smart or dumb? Whole sentences can't be used in standardized testing, since they aren't an objective measurable. [/American education administrators]
Tcali Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 On 12/22/2011 at 9:25 PM, Astrojanitor said: holy cats...is there a better example of why this country is a mess? Think we need to curb the military boner for awhile and start throwing money back into education. yeah--throwing money at it will solve the problem.
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