Entire Sr. Class of All Male, African-Amer. Public School Accepted to 4 Year Colleges

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Originally Posted by als463

That's funny because I just read this:

"Only 4 percent of this year's senior class read at grade level as freshmen, said Tim King, the school's founder and CEO."

That tells me that while only 4 percent of this year's senior class read at a level as freshmen, there might be a possibility that many of them read BELOW that. Maybe instead of finding reasons to try and make me look stupid, you could read what was written.

Either way you're wrong because you originally said:

Originally Posted by als463

Maybe I missed it somewhere, so please let me know if I did. Didn't it say that at the beginning of their senior year, a large portion of the class could barely read?

Sooo...I dont see why you cant just simply acknowledge that you were wrong.

Originally Posted by als463

If you think it is acceptable to not read at grade level and then get accepted to a 4-year university, that's great. As a former reading tutor, I have a hard time believing that they went from not reading at their grade level to getting accepted to such good schools without a little "help" from the school. I am interested to see how these students do after a year at these schools. In fact, I hope after 4 years they graduate. I truly think they may have a hard road ahead of them.

I dont think its acceptable to not read at grade level and then get accpeted into a 4-year university, but I dont understand what that has to do with this conversation.

I also dont understand why it is so hard to believe that over FOUR years, these teenagers where able to improve their reading skills...thats the point of going to school..so that you learn more.

When you finished high school, were you equally as stupid as when you began?

Also, please stop pretending that your volunteer work as a reading tutor gives you insight into being an educator. If it were that easy, then teachers wouldnt need to be specifically educated and certified and any yahoo off the street could do it.

As far as not believing that people can become smarter (in regards to reading), have you ever considered that maybe you just werent a good tutor.

I am teaching right now and I can tell you that students can improve drastically in even a week if you can change their attitudes about learning.