tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1681061535544361219.post4047207866679802902..comments2023-10-30T03:24:43.479-07:00Comments on Open City and its Natural Enemies: As Diversity Has Increased, High School Graduation Rates Have Declined... For DecadesJohn S. Boltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05502491478912356848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1681061535544361219.post-75697487425307206202007-12-21T22:02:00.000-08:002007-12-21T22:02:00.000-08:00As you say, the HS diploma can be more easily come...As you say, the HS diploma can be more easily come by, so the situation is actually worse than what the statistics imply. It shows up on international comparisons where an amazing racism of standardized testing gives high rankings to many Asian countries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1681061535544361219.post-52018782994259198392007-12-21T12:46:00.000-08:002007-12-21T12:46:00.000-08:00I for one would like to see would-be high school g...I for one would like to see would-be high school graduates have to pass a ninth-grade level test in mathematics, basic science, reading and comprehension, and basic history before recieving a degree.<BR/><BR/>If you have dealt with applicants who supposedly have a high school degree from inner city high schools (and some folks who supposedly have degrees from certain colleges that cater to minorities), you would know what Im talking about when I say that you are sometimes shocked by what they apparently do not know. We have hired some whom I swear dont know as much math or physics or have the ability to process information as well as your average middle school kid from the burbs'. Yet there they sit, with a degree.<BR/><BR/>I think teachers just sometimes pass these kids whether they have the grades or not. I know, I know, ......standardized testing is "racist"..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com