Why public education should be scrapped

[knitter4democracy]

34. My assessments are tied to the standards. Of course they are.

My point is that they're still biased. There's no way to entirely eliminate bias in grading, which you admit in that post and then act as if you didn't. Odd, that. I teach English and Spanish, and trust me, grading writing, even with rubrics, is still subjective. Even the College Board admits that and allows students to request a re-reading of their essays which, studies show, almost always results in a higher score.

As for my gifted classes not helping, I beg to differ, though I suppose I should have graduated valedictorian of my college class and not salutatorian with my double major and double minor. It is very possible to push gifted kids in mixed classes, and it's something I do all the time. In tiered assessments, it is important to always offer the most difficult option and push the gifted kids to choose that one, something I do.

Honestly, with your biases against non-gifted students and clinging to outmoded teaching ideals many studies have proven wrong, I am glad that you are posting on a message board and not working with my students, many of whom you'd leave behind.