While some "credit recovery programs" have rigorous requirements and are limited to one or two courses yearly, many of the "credit recovery programs" lack such rigor and in many cases is bogus when it comes to student academic achievement. At Shelbyville, they interviewed one student who, by his own admission got "F"'s throughout his high school career. Now he goes to the local community college when he feels like it and takes all his courses online. He just loves it, no seat time, no teachers, and he can take the online test as many times as he likes until he passes the course. How long does it take him to finish a course that is supposed to represent a year of learning? How about a few days! It is no wonder he loves the online course alternative to school. Another teen, a single mother who had a baby at 13 also was interviewed and bragged how she can go at her own time and finish a course in a week going part time. When the interviewer asked the Director of the program he claimed it took two months to complete an online course. Who do you think I believe? Not the Director.
Yes, "credit recovery programs" may artificially improve the graduation rate of the school but what of the graduates who exclusively used "credit recovery" to obtain their phony diploma? What the interviewer didn't ask was "credit recovery" the reason for the 15% increase in graduation rates? Probably. Better yet, what happen to these "credit recovery" students once they received their bogus diplomas? Did they go to college? I highly doubt it, did they achieve a high paying job so they can raise a family? Doubtful, or did they continue to struggle and blame society to their own failures. You can guess what I think their future will be.
Imagine if you were a Foxconn Shenzhen Iphone factory worker and you "tried" to manufacture an Iphone as many times as needed until you produced a working Iphone! This idea applies to everything in life. I wonder where some of these students who are taking the educational system for a ride will look like when they work in a fast food restaurant line.... Oh, I will try to get the order right as many times as possible until I get it right. Sure, right.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder we, as a nation is going down to a very dark hole....with only the Educational DeFormers making it old Croesus looking like a NYC homeless guy.
I know of a school in Queens where one student passed four classes via credit recovery and is due to graduate in June. The principal's motto is "Anything to get the kids to graduate!"
ReplyDeleteFrom high school they go to a 2 year college where it may take them three to five years to get an associates degree. And just what does one do with an associates in Communication or Ethnic studies?