CAASPP Results for California Common Core Testing

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enketchum 9/18/2015 8:50am
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Here are the instructions. It was a creative writing exercise. We will do projects for every unit but our introduction to Limits and Continuity doesn't have many applications without differentiation or integration.

Calculus Project #1 Ketchum 2015

Origins of Calculus

Please write a paper based on the following questions.
What is calculus?
Was calculus invented or discovered?
Based on the above answer, who invented or discovered the calculus topics this course covers?
What kind of math was there before calculus?
Why are you interested in calculus OR what part of calculus are you interested in?
You may write this in any style. The minimum length is 1000 words. 1000 words will not guarantee an A. The content of the paper will make up 80% of the score.
The other 20% of the score will be based on spelling, style, and grammar.
Document all sources of information at the end of the paper. A link to a website or Youtube will suffice.
A minimum of 5 sources must be listed. 5 sources will not guarantee an A.
Do not plagiarize ANY material. Summarizing what others have written or created is plagiarism.
On the date this paper is due, a printed form of the paper will be collected in class.
On the date this paper is due, an electronic version of the document must be emailed to
eketchum@%%%%%%%%%% by 11:59pm. Your first and last name must be in the title of the document, like Eric_Ketchum_Calculus_paper.docx
The Truth Bringer 9/18/2015 9:41am
9/18/2015 9:41am
My opinion:
High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or get on the job training.

It's the parents responsibility to educate the kids, make them talk to their math teachers or get them extra help if they're struggling etc. Public school, being a government program, is a big waste of time and money. You'll learn a bit of English, and math to help you in the real world, but overall you'll spend more time fucking around in class.
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Bob693 9/18/2015 11:27am
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I can't remember ever writing a paper for any math class even in college.
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APLMAN99 9/18/2015 5:32pm
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tunedlength wrote:
Sounds like 75% of the time you are an awesome parent. But seriously, I hope you knew my comment was about school test scores along the...
Sounds like 75% of the time you are an awesome parent.
But seriously, I hope you knew my comment was about school test scores along the lines of the CAASPP type that the Enketchum sited when he started this thread.
The state of California test results would be fantastic if they mirrored your household.
APLMAN99 wrote:
I understand what you were saying, I was just pointing out that a blanket sentiment like that isn't accurate. My youngest son struggles with school greatly...
I understand what you were saying, I was just pointing out that a blanket sentiment like that isn't accurate. My youngest son struggles with school greatly, but that's a physical issue he'll live with the rest of his life. I've worked with him probably more than the other 3 combined just to get him as far as he is. But saying that his poor test scores are mostly because of parenting is silly at best.
tunedlength wrote:
One more time.
Macro not micro.






You're trying to make a "macro" statement, but you're not aware of the "micro" issues involved. That's my point, that your statement is based off of your personal belief without knowledge of the situations that occur.

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enketchum 9/18/2015 9:39pm
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The Truth Bringer wrote:
My opinion: High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or...
My opinion:
High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or get on the job training.

It's the parents responsibility to educate the kids, make them talk to their math teachers or get them extra help if they're struggling etc. Public school, being a government program, is a big waste of time and money. You'll learn a bit of English, and math to help you in the real world, but overall you'll spend more time fucking around in class.
What is your alternative to public education?
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APLMAN99 9/19/2015 1:09am
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The Truth Bringer wrote:
My opinion: High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or...
My opinion:
High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or get on the job training.

It's the parents responsibility to educate the kids, make them talk to their math teachers or get them extra help if they're struggling etc. Public school, being a government program, is a big waste of time and money. You'll learn a bit of English, and math to help you in the real world, but overall you'll spend more time fucking around in class.
enketchum wrote:
What is your alternative to public education?
Don't waste your time, he's just trolling........
The Truth Bringer 9/19/2015 11:01am
9/19/2015 11:01am Edited Date/Time 9/19/2015 11:03am
The Truth Bringer wrote:
My opinion: High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or...
My opinion:
High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or get on the job training.

It's the parents responsibility to educate the kids, make them talk to their math teachers or get them extra help if they're struggling etc. Public school, being a government program, is a big waste of time and money. You'll learn a bit of English, and math to help you in the real world, but overall you'll spend more time fucking around in class.
enketchum wrote:
What is your alternative to public education?
I'd prefer a hybrid Sudbury type education with a little bit of guidance until they reach 18 and go to college where the colleges are required to re-teach what the high schools miss anyway.
The Truth Bringer 9/19/2015 11:08am
9/19/2015 11:08am
The Truth Bringer wrote:
My opinion: High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or...
My opinion:
High school should be thought of as a holding cell that keeps you until your 18 and mature enough to go to college or get on the job training.

It's the parents responsibility to educate the kids, make them talk to their math teachers or get them extra help if they're struggling etc. Public school, being a government program, is a big waste of time and money. You'll learn a bit of English, and math to help you in the real world, but overall you'll spend more time fucking around in class.
enketchum wrote:
What is your alternative to public education?
APLMAN99 wrote:
Don't waste your time, he's just trolling........
The fact that almost all colleges require remedial courses to catch kids up and the large percentage of kids that are required to take them prove the public school system is failing.

Pointing that out makes me a troll?
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TXDirt 9/19/2015 11:13am
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Your first two years of college is a repeat of your last two years of high school.

I think your last two years of high school should be spent in the Reserves. You will learn some valuable life skills that will better prepare you for the real world.
The Truth Bringer 9/19/2015 11:20am
9/19/2015 11:20am
TXDirt wrote:
Your first two years of college is a repeat of your last two years of high school. I think your last two years of high school...
Your first two years of college is a repeat of your last two years of high school.

I think your last two years of high school should be spent in the Reserves. You will learn some valuable life skills that will better prepare you for the real world.
Someone gets it. With your program at least the kids could say they have some job experience and not just a worthless piece of paper from high school.
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enketchum 9/19/2015 11:48am
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The Truth Bringer wrote:
I'd prefer a hybrid Sudbury type education with a little bit of guidance until they reach 18 and go to college where the colleges are required...
I'd prefer a hybrid Sudbury type education with a little bit of guidance until they reach 18 and go to college where the colleges are required to re-teach what the high schools miss anyway.
A college can't reteach topics if they weren't taught at the high school level. That's not reteaching. What do you mean by your last statement?

In my view, Sudbury will produce a population with ~40% of adults who don't do anything. Maybe more. There is a reason there are only 30 Sudbury schools across the globe. They are for students who can motivate themselves.

I am very interested to know what everyone's alternatives to public education are. Think of the implications on the California level if we require parents to pay for school. Not through taxes, but pay for school with funds they earn. Half the state's children won't go to school
The Truth Bringer 9/19/2015 12:13pm
9/19/2015 12:13pm Edited Date/Time 9/19/2015 12:16pm
The Truth Bringer wrote:
I'd prefer a hybrid Sudbury type education with a little bit of guidance until they reach 18 and go to college where the colleges are required...
I'd prefer a hybrid Sudbury type education with a little bit of guidance until they reach 18 and go to college where the colleges are required to re-teach what the high schools miss anyway.
enketchum wrote:
A college can't reteach topics if they weren't taught at the high school level. That's not reteaching. What do you mean by your last statement? In...
A college can't reteach topics if they weren't taught at the high school level. That's not reteaching. What do you mean by your last statement?

In my view, Sudbury will produce a population with ~40% of adults who don't do anything. Maybe more. There is a reason there are only 30 Sudbury schools across the globe. They are for students who can motivate themselves.

I am very interested to know what everyone's alternatives to public education are. Think of the implications on the California level if we require parents to pay for school. Not through taxes, but pay for school with funds they earn. Half the state's children won't go to school
The Unschooling technique would work as well. You've got a number of alternatives that would be better than the current system. Use all of them in replace of public schools where they fit. We need to stop acting like the world is black and white and realize different kids require different programs because no two kids are the same.

The current system is a government ran system where politicians and administrators only care about numbers, and kids are not really considered people. Teachers are basically babysitters who teach kids how to bubble in a scantron.

You need to let teachers teach or eliminate the waste of time and money that is the current system.
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enketchum 9/19/2015 12:53pm
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"Teachers are basically babysitters who teach kids how to bubble in a scantron."

Thanks, bro
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enketchum 9/22/2015 7:36pm
9/22/2015 7:36pm
I don't think Common Core is going to last very long. These new teaching 'things' only last about 8-9 years before they die off. NCLB made it much longer and we are still kind of doing it now, but it wasn't a method of teaching, it was a method of testing.

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