Sharon
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Re: Alg 2 / Trig
Posted:
Jun 24, 2010 8:45 PM
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There will not be changes. Take my word for it. If you can remember back to the beginning of Math A/B, when it proved itself a total failure, the state said they wouldn't change the course until they "used up the materials which takes about 10 years". And guess what? Ten years. Bingo.
Total stupidity.
Sharon
-----Original Message-----
From: barnsky@optonline.net
To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
Cc: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
Sent: Thu, Jun 24, 2010 8:35 pm
Subject: Alg 2 / Trig
Do you think there will be any changes to the Alg 2/Trig curriculum?? Why isn't NYSED doing something about this?? I taught an advanced class and they did very nicely on the regents BUT it was CRAZY all year. I completed the course BUT I felt so bad for them. It isn't fair to them or to me!!! Next year, I will be teaching a regular class and I am VERY nervous. How will they handle the speed when they don't have the same work ethic???
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From: Angela Samul
Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:28 pm
Subject: Re: Pathetic
To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Well said, Jonathan!
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> --- On Thu, 6/24/10, Jonathan wrote:
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> From: Jonathan
> Subject: Re: Pathetic
> To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010, 8:03 PM
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> With all due respect,
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> I've served on that committee. Pearson forced us to sign a
> confidentiality agreement, and then refused to clarify what
> parts of the process were covered by the agreement, so I will
> try to be careful.
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> But the very existence of the committee calls into question the
> competence of the SED people responsible for creating the
> curriculum (or non-curriculum) and the assessment.
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> James, is the Algebra exam a measure of whether kids know
> "Algebra?" Is it a measure of whether kids know enough to move
> on to the next level of mathematics? Is it a measure of whether
> kids know a NY State course called "Integrated Algebra"? Is it
> a measure of whether a kid knows enough math to be graduated
> from high school?
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> We know, or we should know, that none of these is correct. The
> Integrated Algebra regents measures how well kids perform on the
> Integrated Algebra regents. Nothing else.
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> There is no reason to give this test, except that SED requires
> it. It does not measure a useful subset of mathematics. It does
> not measure ability to function mathematically in the real
> world.
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> So when they asked me to help set a cut score on a useless exam,
> I asked them what the value of the exam was. I asked if it was
> for measuring algebra or readiness to graduate. And I told them
> that if they can't answer that question, they should not be
> testing kids.
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> Where we set the cuts is irrelevant if the tests are
> meaningless. And relevant only to numbers graduating if the only
> real meaning this test has is no pass = no graduate.
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> Standard setting, with all due respect to the people who give up
> their time, standard setting for a horrible test is a horrible
> charade.
> Jonathan Halabi
> HS of American Studies
> the Bronx
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> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 10:12 AM, James Burrell
> wrote:
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> Meaning no disrespect, unless one has served on the Standards
> Setting Committee, one has no clue what goes into the making of
> a recommendation, from NYS teachers, to the Commissioner
> regarding the cut points for 65 and 85.
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> On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:15 AM, wrote:
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> Well...I'll say it again. It is disgusting that the state has
> to wait to see what raw scores were before deciding on a cut
> score. This demonstrates how state is trying to manipulate
> information to demonstrate that their new program is *better*
> for the students and will result in increased passing rates. In
> reality, as we all know, the cut off for IA is so low that it
> proves nothing in terms of a student's ability to go to for
> higher math. The state must go back to preparing tests based on
> 100 points and having a *true* grade that reflects a student's
> actual, not manipulated, ability.
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> I am so disgusted. How come the U.S. Department of Ed doesn't
> come in and clean house here? It would be welcome.
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> Sharon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Keller
> To: nyshsmath@mathforum.org
> Sent: Thu, Jun 24, 2010 6:01 am
> Subject: Pathetic
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> Still no cut scores early Thurs am. Think they're still working
> on them, or
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> just didn't get around to posting them after hours last night?
> What a sad state
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> of affairs this whole Regents cut score experience is. I'm
> still spinning about
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> kids getting grades in the 70's on the IA exam after leaving
> virtually all of
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> the free response questions blank.
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