While in the lounge today, a 12th Grade English teacher mentioned that she was NOT going to require her students to complete a research paper! I nearly fell out of the floor. Teachers are soooooooo trying to prepare for these mandated tests that they are not touching the "basics".
How are you not going to do a research paper? Okay, the percentage of students who go to college directly after graduation (at our school) is low, but still...I did not understand that! One day, he or she may decide to go on, but they won't have the experience of conducting research, etc. I know I used my HS MLA book throughout college. I would have used in in grad school, but I had to move on to APA.
I can believe this. Students are so low on the basics she probably CAN'T assign the research paper. I mean if my job is tied to test scores and a research paper is not on that test, guess what, we are gonna get what is on that test mastered before anything else. It's a catch 22, teaching really is so hard.....
I nearly fell out of the floor. Teachers are soooooooo trying to prepare for these mandated tests that they are not touching the "basics". 
I know I used my HS MLA book throughout college. I would have used in in grad school, but I had to move on to APA. 
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