The Challenge:
Mister Goodmath found the following
table in a recent report called "Getting By: What American Teens Really
Think About Their Schools (AFT 1997). After reviewing the information it
provides, your response to Mr.G. should be in the form of a statement that
explains what it means to you.
| Percent (%) responding an item
is "Excellent or "Good" for their school |
General
Students |
White
Students |
African
American Students |
Hispanic
students |
Private
School Students |
Adults | Teachers |
| Making sure students are
on time and complete their work |
79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 86 | 88 | 93 |
| Not allowing kids to graduate
unless they show they can write and speak English well |
76 | 79 | 68 | 71 | 84 | 88 | 83 |
| Passing students to the next
grade only after learning every- thing they are supposed to learn |
74 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 62 |
| Permanently removing from
schools kids caught with drugs or with weapons |
69 | 66 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 84 |
Your Statement:
Should
you decide to study the table and accept the challenge, communicate your
response to Mister Goodmath at "rooneym@mistergoodmath.org".
