Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ...
by giantg2 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @10:22PM
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I get that they standards are pretty low. I remember an article showing that most TX citizens couldn't pass the test. Here is a similar article that shows over a third of US citizens would fail.
https://www.vox.com/2014/4/26/5654020/awkward-americans-cant...
My biggest issue is how can we improve the knowledge of the citizens since this sort of knowledge is necessary for a strong democracy? I'm not sure what the best answer would be, but teaching/testing in school seems like a good start. Looking at the format and rigor would be good, especially if it is already supposed to be taught and we are seeing such low retention.
Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ...
by kbelder on Monday June 21, 2021 @01:07PM
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You could require passing the test in order to vote; but that would be a pretty unpopular suggestion right now.
Re:Life as a public school teacher in the San Francisco Bay ...
by laurencerowe on Saturday June 19, 2021 @10:55PM
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> The test is longer than many classroom tests but also only needs a 60% to pass.
The test itself isn't even very long - 10 of the 100 possible questions.
I hope school civics classes are more than just rote memorization in the US...
https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions...
The test is longer than many classroom tests but also only needs a 60% to pass. The topics covered are already ones that US government classes cover so new requirements won't help here. You could add a state standardized test for this although still doubtful it would be remembered even a year or two later. I'd also guess it's a toss up on whether current government classes are easier/harder than that.