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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stop using suspension, graduation and teacher retention rates as such a big part of administrators' evaluations.  It leads to major classroom disruption, low expectations for students and we are graduating kids that don't have basic skills to be successful in college.

Also stop pushing college as the only option.  Lots of kids spend money taking remedial classes in college, don't graduate and have debt for the rest of their lives.  [b]Our low expectations are really harmful to students.[/quote][/b]

I would argue that this push for everyone to go to college is too high expectations for everyone. Fit is what we need to look at for each student. Do students even want to go to college? Let them know what else is available to them. I shouldn't be college or nothing.[/quote]

I am PP but I feel like my comment wasn’t clear.  I think we have low expectations for high school (lowest grade is a 50%, high percent of grade is participation, etc.).  We basically hand out diplomas for coming to school and turning in work and it leads to unprepared students.[/quote]

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