Analysis Of The California High School Exit Exam ( Cahsee )

The SHSAT, also known as, “The Specialized High School Admissions Test” is an exam that eighth and ninth graders from all boroughs take. The score that the students receive determines which school the individual will go. The nine elite schools of New York are Stuyvesant High School, Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College, High School for American Studies at Lehman College, Queens High School for Sciences at York College, and Staten Island Technical High School (NYC Department of Education). Every October, hundreds of students from all boroughs take the examination to see if they can get the chance to go to one of these schools. However, the outcome of going

I am writing this letter to support Latrise McAfee-Franklin’s application to the Master of Arts in School Psychology program at Appalachian State University. Ms. McAfee-Franklin was enrolled in my Adolescence course during the fall 2016 semester and is currently enrolled in my Research Methods and Statistics II and Special Topics courses. Over the course of this academic year, I observed Latrise to be a hard-working and bright student. She is enthusiastic, mature, and highly motivated to achieve her educational goals. As a result, I determined her major strengths to be her level of maturity and intrinsic motivation. I believe her maturity, and motivation, work in tandem to help her overcome obstacles she may encounter on the way to accomplishing

Twenty-six states currently have an exit exam for high school seniors. Graduates tend to enter the workforce with few basic skills or none at all. While others attend a university and are not as proficient as the professor assumes. This research paper will discuss, if basic skills are defined the same nationally, are the SAT and / or ACT identified as a basic skills exit exam, and lastly, discuss the impact the exit exam may have on students as well as instructors. I will be using the mixed research method which will include qualitative and quantitative information. The purpose of the study is to examine whether students are proficient with basic skills upon graduating.

I graduated from a California high school last year and if Im understanding correctly this will void the CAHSEE (California High School Exit Examination), it was the easiest exam I ever took. This does not mean they will still graduate high school (well I hope not) because you need a certain amount of credits to graduate high school, if you fail a class you get 0 credits. Either way it is ridiculous, it tests at an 8th grade math and english

A system designed not only for education, but also for conditioning students for college, the workplace, and social gatherings. In Daisy’s first meeting the principal, Mr. Lanham, we learn “that Donny was noisy, lazy, and disruptive, always fooling around with friends and he wouldn’t respond in class,” but no corrective action was taken to fix those behaviors, and only his academic standing was addressed. Unfortunately, this approach is seen as acceptable by many. Schools often care more about test scores and attendance than preparing students for further education and careers, passing their problems onto society. The National Education Association research shows “high school dropouts are 72 percent more likely to be unemployed as compared to high school graduates (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003),” and that “nearly 80 percent of individuals in prison do not have a high school diploma (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1995)." My little brothers and I have found ourselves in Saturday school, to make up for “valuable seat time,” despite having passing grades, and the school administrators passed policy making it difficult to drop advanced classes because of the monetary incentives they receive from the state. Too often, punishment is a verbal warning, and when followed up, only separation in the form of detention, or in severe cases, in-school

I plan to work as a college coach or counselor at a diverse public school within the Saint Paul Public School district. I want to be able to provide a comfortable space for male students to be able to talk about their experiences and struggles they are facing in school. In my instance, my high school had all female counselors in which, I couldn’t tell my struggles to because of the gender difference and experience. Thus, as a male, I want to be someone who can understand and have a dialogue with male students about their experiences and goals taking into account the tremendous expectations and challenges placed on them. In doing so, I hope to be able to shed light onto the topic and story of male students and the invisible struggles they face. I believe that by being able to understand the reasoning behind these acting out events, we can prevent suspending students and allow them to participate in class. As a result, leading a smaller achievement gap and dropout

Sweat drips down my face as I try to remember the formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent. Is my calculator even in degree mode? Have I already exceeded my one-minute time limit for this problem? Will I do well enough on this test to get into my college of choice? These are all questions we have asked ourselves while taking the ACT. However, the real question is whether this test matters and why? Some educational experts would say no due to the flaws of the test. This is why students should not have to take standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. They generally do not predict college grades very well. These tests also add more stress onto the average student that is already being crushed under the weight of school in general. Lastly, studies have shown that the ACT and SAT can have certain biases that disadvantage some students.

I have prepared myself for college by taking my academics very seriously and understanding its importance on the outcome of life. During my sixth grade year, I was invited to attend the North Carolina Math and Science Education Network at Elizabeth City State University. As a senior, I am still enrolled in this program and it has been a true enhancement to my academics as I have been selected to attend the State wide Competition every year and have been awarded a placement in Science and Math. My enrollment in college classes beginning my junior year in high school has helped me with increasing my writing and reading experiences. Honors English classes forecasted my development of a strong ethic in this subject as well as excelling in the required standardized testing for English. My Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores also show my hard work and dedication to school and my coursework.

From the first day of my freshman year at Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory, I was taught to focus solely on academics and college admissions. Annually, my counselor would confirm that my courses, grade-point average, and SAT scores matched with the college profiles I saved on my list. Over time, I enrolled in classes which I believed correlated with my goal: I enrolled in almost every science class on the campus, and completed most of my graduation requirements before senior year began. This experience allowed for me to become a high achiever. After realizing my abilities, I now aim to complete my Bachelor’s degree in approximately three years, and am confident I will be able to do

Jim is a 26-year-old single white male. A product of a working-class town that has fallen on hard times since factory closings in the 1980s, he never paid much attention to schoolwork, church, or civic activities. Instead, he spent his youth in the company of other disaffected youngsters. When he first began to skip school, smoke cigarettes, and engage in minor shoplifting at age 12, he was one of the youngest members of the informal group, but he was large for his age and won acceptance by proving his courage in several fights with older boys. His involvement in these activities escalated until his lies could no longer conceal the truth from his parents or school officials. He was then placed in a special program at school, but although his attendance improved, the program in question made few academic demands on its students.

I believe that students who start school early have a harder focusing. My claim is that many students are falling asleep in class, or getting a failing grade. I believe that this is wrong because some students aren't getting enough sleep. High school testing will not boost the student's ability to think, It will lower it when there is to much. I believe that we should have only 3 big tests in total because more will stress students out. I also think that students should have more sleep because that will boost their ability to think, and have an open mind instead of falling asleep, and flunking school. Teenagers should be able to opt out of the parcc test because they already have enough to worry about. When the teenagers have more tests at

Action: CSP, Mrs. Baxter, MHS and Jordan discussed the youth’s impulsive behaviors of lying, poor grades and forging MHS signature on school documents. Mrs. Baxter facilitated the meeting after CSP informed her of the concerns. MHS shared the youth’s report card that was mailed to the home. The youth was failing three classes. The youth explained she did not turn in all her work and had problems with a textbook. Jordan did not inform anyone that she had problems or issues in her class. Mrs. Baxter challenged the youth because she had several school visits. Jordan expressed the fear of the unknown as the reason for her

To foster academic resilience and development in students, it is important to establish a comprehensive school counseling and guidance program. This program should provide guidelines for counselors, educators and administrators alike of having a moral vision in educating students at high levels and upholding cultural proficient practices (Stephens & Lindsey, 2011, Kindle location 1069). It is the school counselor’s obligation to assess the needs of the students, to ensure equitable

In June each year, high school graduates in Iran take a rigorous, centralized nationwide university entrance exam, called the Concours, seeking a place in one of the public schools. It 's unfortunate that only 10 percent of applicants will be accepted. In The U.S, all the students, superb or lousy, have the opportunity of studying in a college. In the U.S, I’ve met lots of people who were not doing so great in high school; fortunately, the transition from high school to college has made them an exceptional student. In Iran, Komeil was one of my best friends,and despite the fact that he was not doing a good job in high school, I could say with some confidence that if he 'd gone to college, he would’ve changed.

Over the years, research has found inequalities in student achievement based on numerous factors related to social and economic disparities. In order to close the achievement gap and reduce student dropout rates, school counselors must develop strategies that aim at increasing student academic success while also focusing on student’s well-being. “Specifically, they must demonstrate a variety of skills and knowledge, including how to analyze and disaggregate local achievement data, where to find information about effective academic interventions, and how to determine the effectiveness of interventions applied in their schools to enhance academic success for all students and to narrow the achievement gap.” (Ware, 2006) School counselors must have a plan for increasing graduation rates and should be capable of demonstrating the needs of students based on data driven research. Consider, students living in low-income communities where State achievement test scores reveal that the majority of the students scored below national standards. School counselors must identify barriers that prevent students from graduating and becoming productive members of society.