04-28-2004, 11:21 PM
Well Bob, it's good to see the Brits are taking a page from America's messed up system and trying to implement it themselves. Wonder if they'll make the same mistakes America did like implementing such a messed up system ;-)
I remember being in "English" at 14 and having to learn how to take the TAAS test (state test that you MUST pass if you want to go on to the next grade). The test was so easy it hurt, yet we had to sit there for 3 months having to learn how to take the test so that the school would get it's funding for next year (more money if more students in the school pass). When we asked why we had to do this since it was obvious, our teacher told us that it was important to the school and we needed to take it seriously too. Talk about misguided...
I remember being in "English" at 14 and having to learn how to take the TAAS test (state test that you MUST pass if you want to go on to the next grade). The test was so easy it hurt, yet we had to sit there for 3 months having to learn how to take the test so that the school would get it's funding for next year (more money if more students in the school pass). When we asked why we had to do this since it was obvious, our teacher told us that it was important to the school and we needed to take it seriously too. Talk about misguided...