Mayor Bloomberg has control of the New York City school system and test scores are up but if you go to a store and give a teenager who is working the register a penny or 2 so you can get back an even amount of change the teenager stares at you not having a clue how to make change.
Being able to pass a test isn't how to advance students. They need to know how to to think beyond the test and today's New York City school kids struggle to do that. Educators need to run the system and not Mayor Bloomberg who only sees dollars when making a decision.
The method of teaching kids to pass tests only as a guideline just doesn't work especially when the arts have become unimportant in the NYC school system.
Students who take classes in music or art do not have to worry about passing as the grades do not count. The arts give students a way to grow and to shine but they do not bring in money and therefore Mayor Bloomberg feels they do not count.
All classes should count towards a students grade. It is an overall education.
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