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Thursday, September 7, 2006
AYP: A Student’s View
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marjon Wolfe, a student at Clayton County’s Riverdale High School, says in this op-ed piece she and her friends are succeeding at school. So why does the state view it as a failure? Well, AYP calculations only take into account how juniors score on the Georgia High School Graduation Test.
“The last time I walked down my school’s hallway, I recollect seeing ninth-, 10th-, 11th- and 12th-graders, and at times eighth-graders attend Riverdale to take advanced math classes,” she writes…”My teachers bust their butts every day to ensure that my peers and I receive knowledge to last a lifetime, so before some “high and mighty” politician places a label on me and my school, maybe he should come down for a visit, talk to students and teachers, and see what Riverdale is really like.”
Does Marjon have a point? (And please, people, this is a student. No need to attack her… just comment on her piece, please…)
