Comments on: If Not The CAHSEE, Then What? http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/ Challenge The Status Quo Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:57:06 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Magnus http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/comment-page-1/#comment-54248 Magnus Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:26:24 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/#comment-54248 1. California High School curriculum had already been changed at the turn of the 21st century to become harder and more challenging (in a negative way) with the previously college-level math (Geometry and Algebra) ELECTIVE courses then becoming MANDATORY courses in order to gain a Diploma. The "old" curriculum was already hard enough, there were no good and real-life applicable reasons given for them changing it, purely in order to make it even harder than really necessary. 2. California's entire public school curriculum through the 1990's was found to be a complete and utter failure. Therefore, it was morally incorrect of them to expect any student from those time periods with such learning gaps to be expected to be able to pass an exam that even their own parents and many other persons of the previous generations couldn't pass themselves, but yet who still somehow have a valid Diploma while those of us who can't pass, don't. 3. They gave Graduating Seniors in 2006 (it's first year as a requirement) a free-pass and an easier-obtained Diploma than the Juniors of the same year who were forced to take it, for a more difficult-ride through to their Diploma (at least that's what occurred at my school). If we had to go through it as Juniors that year, they should have been made to go through it as Graduating Seniors of that same year as well! 4. Approximately 70% of the first students (myself included) requiring the CAHSEE Math Portion to Graduate did NOT pass it. Five years after it's implementation, its still 50-50 on passing/failing. In plain English, it is much too difficult for mere High School students! 5. They didn't make the officials who implemented this ridiculous exam take it before they started to shove it down our throats - same goes for the people in Government Public Education sectors, School Union District employees and especially the Teacher's of all California Public High Schools as well! Guaranteed, 70% of them would have failed the math portion too! 6. Not every State is requiring an exit exam to pass high school, even now four years later. If one State does it, they ALL should be made to have it (simultaneous implementation) - or else none at all! 7. In the case of students who are lacking a mere 1 credit in a course they have tried to, but just cannot pass and who then decide to take the EXIT EXAM to circumvent that ONE CREDIT and get the hell out of there... even if they passed they would still be prohibited from graduating with their full Diploma without first getting that ONE, STINKING CREDIT! Thus defeating the purpose of having an EXIT EXAM in the first place, as EXIT EXAM means EXITING, Graduating, done, over with! 8. All that the CAHSEE is achieving in doing is fostering future welfare-deadbeats and for the sole reason that without a Diploma in this day and age you CANNOT get a job doing ANYTHING. Not even if you do Graduate through a "Certificate" (as I did) rather than a full and federally recognized "Diploma". Last time I checked, it doesn't require a Diploma to perform manual-labor or else to flip burgers! Lastly, High School is NOT College, therefore it should NOT be as difficult as College. In the Government's efforts to push more of the younger generations towards College by making High School similar and just as difficult, they are in fact doing nothing but steering us AWAY from College (against [for those who failed but wanted to go to college]and/or despite of our own free will [those that pass but chose not to go to College anyway]). Absolute bottom line: if you put in the time and effort to bust your ass in order to get your passing grades in the required courses and their COURSE FINAL EXAMS, then you should get your Diploma and without having to jump through an Exit-Exam ring of fire! 1. California High School curriculum had already been changed at the turn of the 21st century to become harder and more challenging (in a negative way) with the previously college-level math (Geometry and Algebra) ELECTIVE courses then becoming MANDATORY courses in order to gain a Diploma. The “old” curriculum was already hard enough, there were no good and real-life applicable reasons given for them changing it, purely in order to make it even harder than really necessary.

2. California’s entire public school curriculum through the 1990′s was found to be a complete and utter failure. Therefore, it was morally incorrect of them to expect any student from those time periods with such learning gaps to be expected to be able to pass an exam that even their own parents and many other persons of the previous generations couldn’t pass themselves, but yet who still somehow have a valid Diploma while those of us who can’t pass, don’t.

3. They gave Graduating Seniors in 2006 (it’s first year as a requirement) a free-pass and an easier-obtained Diploma than the Juniors of the same year who were forced to take it, for a more difficult-ride through to their Diploma (at least that’s what occurred at my school). If we had to go through it as Juniors that year, they should have been made to go through it as Graduating Seniors of that same year as well!

4. Approximately 70% of the first students (myself included) requiring the CAHSEE Math Portion to Graduate did NOT pass it. Five years after it’s implementation, its still 50-50 on passing/failing. In plain English, it is much too difficult for mere High School students!

5. They didn’t make the officials who implemented this ridiculous exam take it before they started to shove it down our throats – same goes for the people in Government Public Education sectors, School Union District employees and especially the Teacher’s of all California Public High Schools as well! Guaranteed, 70% of them would have failed the math portion too!

6. Not every State is requiring an exit exam to pass high school, even now four years later. If one State does it, they ALL should be made to have it (simultaneous implementation) – or else none at all!

7. In the case of students who are lacking a mere 1 credit in a course they have tried to, but just cannot pass and who then decide to take the EXIT EXAM to circumvent that ONE CREDIT and get the hell out of there… even if they passed they would still be prohibited from graduating with their full Diploma without first getting that ONE, STINKING CREDIT! Thus defeating the purpose of having an EXIT EXAM in the first place, as EXIT EXAM means EXITING, Graduating, done, over with!

8. All that the CAHSEE is achieving in doing is fostering future welfare-deadbeats and for the sole reason that without a Diploma in this day and age you CANNOT get a job doing ANYTHING. Not even if you do Graduate through a “Certificate” (as I did) rather than a full and federally recognized “Diploma”. Last time I checked, it doesn’t require a Diploma to perform manual-labor or else to flip burgers!

Lastly, High School is NOT College, therefore it should NOT be as difficult as College. In the Government’s efforts to push more of the younger generations towards College by making High School similar and just as difficult, they are in fact doing nothing but steering us AWAY from College (against [for those who failed but wanted to go to college]and/or despite of our own free will [those that pass but chose not to go to College anyway]).

Absolute bottom line: if you put in the time and effort to bust your ass in order to get your passing grades in the required courses and their COURSE FINAL EXAMS, then you should get your Diploma and without having to jump through an Exit-Exam ring of fire!

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]]> By: Scott http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/comment-page-1/#comment-34241 Scott Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:16:25 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/#comment-34241 The Cahsee is the most pointless test ever, yes it earns a high school diploma, but what if some students middle schools who were responsible for teaching Math and English did not do there job and as a result the teacher did not do there job and its a domino affect and if a student did not pass the math part like me our lovely state government is screwing the dog trying to figure out why is there a child behind the state of California test us too much to begin with and sets too high of a bar for the students now i may sound lazy but i am a 3.6 gpa special ed who has been in resource since 4th grade student who wants to go to college and be an officer in the US Air Force. The Cahsee is the most pointless test ever, yes it earns a high school diploma, but what if some students middle schools who were responsible for teaching Math and English did not do there job and as a result the teacher did not do there job and its a domino affect and if a student did not pass the math part like me our lovely state government is screwing the dog trying to figure out why is there a child behind the state of California test us too much to begin with and sets too high of a bar for the students now i may sound lazy but i am a 3.6 gpa special ed who has been in resource since 4th grade student who wants to go to college and be an officer in the US Air Force.

]]> By: Eurie http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/comment-page-1/#comment-30959 Eurie Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:39:22 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/#comment-30959 I <3 CAHSEE. :) I <3 CAHSEE. :)

]]> By: Alessandro http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/comment-page-1/#comment-26346 Alessandro Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:42:03 +0000 http://www.toddseal.com/rodin/2006/08/if-not-the-cahsee-then-what/#comment-26346 I think the cahsee especially for special ed is ridiculas because for kids with learing disabilties can be a hard thing why can't they just make some other test that they can do and if they pass it or don't let'em still get their diploma and don't have to worry about it anymore. That is what I think they should do because myself I am an 17 year old special ed senior that only just passed the math and i am getting tired of it because if i don't get my diploma just beacuse I have to pass the english part who ever is in charge of this thing they're dead meat. p.s. just give our dam diplomas got it. I think the cahsee especially for special ed is ridiculas because for kids with learing disabilties can be a hard thing why can’t they just make some other test that they can do and if they pass it or don’t let’em still get their diploma and don’t have to worry about it anymore. That is what I think they should do because myself I am an 17 year old special ed senior that only just passed the math and i am getting tired of it because if i don’t get my diploma just beacuse I have to pass the english part who ever is in charge of this thing they’re dead meat. p.s. just give our dam diplomas got it.

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