Tales of an Educated Debutante: Should kids miss out on school activities for low EOG scores?
Should students miss out on activities because they got lower EOG scores? Not according to state rules, but tweens and teens at one North Carolina middle school did.
Posted — UpdatedDear Middle School,
You're a Title 1 school in eastern North Carolina and your students are some of the neediest in our state. My four children go to Title 1 schools too, though we haven't crossed the divide into middle school yet. Your school is located in the town where I grew up and, well, it hit too close to home.
Today, you piled 100 children into two buses and headed to King's Dominion for the day, all expenses paid. The requirement for admission? Kids scored between a 3 and 5 on the EOGs (end of grade tests.) The children who made 2's and under were left behind, 180 children stayed at school, who were largely well behaved, conscientious and sweet, according to a teacher. The words from another teacher were also shared with me, "Why didn't you get a better score? Why didn't you improve?" Heartbreaking.
I made some calls. Did some due diligence. Talked to some higher ups. I encourage you, parents and families, to ask questions. Do your homework. Get involved. Speak up.
Mother/ Educator/ Writer/ Advocate
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