Why We Homeschool – Part 12
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has cancelled the proficiency standards for reading, writing and math from High School graduation requirements.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/08/09/oregon-governor-drops-reading-writing-and-math-proficiency-standards-for-high-school-graduation-office-says-it-will-help-people-of-color/
Boyle said in an emailed statement that suspending the reading, writing and math proficiency requirements while the state develops new graduation standards will benefit “Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color.”
https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/08/gov-kate-brown-signed-a-law-to-allow-oregon-students-to-graduate-without-proving-they-can-write-or-do-math-she-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-it.html
“Them weird looking foreign kids = just not bright enough.”
Another left wing nut job has decided that proof of learning (or teaching) is not a requirement for kids attending public school in Oregon. I say teaching, because an educated child is proof of good teaching as much as what they’ve learned. Teachers generally hate being judged on the proficiency of the kids they teach. Why is that? I’m no dummy … the best teachers I had in high school were coincidentally in the courses I also had the highest marks in. Interesting how that works. Anyway, as in business, “what gets measured, gets managed” (thank you Peter Drucker.) If you stop measuring learning … you no longer have to be responsible to manage it. If you have kids in school there … good luck.
Looking ahead to 10 yrs from now.
As a business owner, let me show you how this will work:
- I have 2 resumes to consider for a job I’m offering.
- One is from Massachusetts (Considered to have the highest education standard in the US.)
- The other is from Oregon … where they are no longer tested for proficiency in the basics.
Who do you think is getting the job?
Another nail in the coffin of public education … and also another reason why we homeschool.