This Woman Blamed The School System For Failing A Math Test, But Not Everyone Agrees
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Raquel Isabelle de Alderete is a 23-year-old author who recently received a flurry of attention online after she shared her experience with the standardized testing system at school. When she was only in 2nd grade, Raquel was so excited to read the newest addition to the Harry Potter series that she couldn’t even concentrate on her math test. According to her, she failed the test which led to a series of unfortunate events. For the rest of her life, she was deemed ‘considerably bad at math’. Even though Raquel’s text raises an important message about a flawed school system, not everyone agrees with her, saying she’s blaming the system to cover for her own mistake.
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Recently, a 23-year-old writer Raquel Isabelle de Alderete shared her opinion on why standardized tests at school are the worst
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According to her, the current testing system made her believe that she’s terrible at math
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While many thought that Raquel’s message is very important
Others believed that it was her fault for not trying to pass the test
What do you think? Don’t forget to tell us in the comments!
Did she actually read Harry Potter though? She says Harry put his name in the Goblet of Fire, but we all know Barty Crouch Jr did that disguised as Mad-Eye Moody.. wtf?
After reading that sentence I came down here immediately to b*tch about the same thing! :D
Same here! :D
ahahaha Right?! That was the most infuriating part of her rant =D
IKR! I had to read the post twice, because the first time I was so distracted her absolute wrongness that I didn't take in any of the words XD. I wonder if she just forgot? This was 18 years ago, to be fair. Or maybe just a typo?
It might have been the part where Harry's name comes OUT of the goblet, and everyone thinks he did it. We don't find out till the end of the book that Barty Crouch Jr. was behind it. She was only 7, after all!
Hahaha...of all the comments yours kills me but also saved me getting the books out thinking I had missed something all those years ago. But ditto to wtf...kikiki
Ha me too!
I fall firmly in the "other people" category. I'm glad this woman got her life together and professional help etc. However, the system didn't fail her. She freely admits she gave up.
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... she gave up BECAUSE of the system. Did you even pay attention, Ben?
As an educator, we see anomalies like this frequently. A high-performing student bombs on a standardized test. That's why we DO NOT USE the results of ONE standardized test to plot the whole course of the student's life! We will look at their performance in class, will ask the student about what happened during the test etc. A student can bottom out on the test due to illness, anxiety, willful disregard for the test, etc. I had a student fail a portion of her high school graduation test because her infant was sick that morning. When she retook that portion of the test, she passed with flying colors! (Yes, she was a teenage mother, but she stayed in school and finished with a high school diploma AND technical training for immediate entry to the work force!)
Thank you for bringing your obvious dedication to this most important profession.
This is exactly why I have trouble believing her story. With at least 10 years worth of teachers between her and college, I'm guessing the teachers agreed she needed to be in there. I'd even bet she wasn't the first to at least suspect ADD. I can't tell you how many adults I've seen go to their parents with "did you know I'm..." And their parents reply "well yeah, didn't we tell you?"
Did she actually read Harry Potter though? She says Harry put his name in the Goblet of Fire, but we all know Barty Crouch Jr did that disguised as Mad-Eye Moody.. wtf?
After reading that sentence I came down here immediately to b*tch about the same thing! :D
Same here! :D
ahahaha Right?! That was the most infuriating part of her rant =D
IKR! I had to read the post twice, because the first time I was so distracted her absolute wrongness that I didn't take in any of the words XD. I wonder if she just forgot? This was 18 years ago, to be fair. Or maybe just a typo?
It might have been the part where Harry's name comes OUT of the goblet, and everyone thinks he did it. We don't find out till the end of the book that Barty Crouch Jr. was behind it. She was only 7, after all!
Hahaha...of all the comments yours kills me but also saved me getting the books out thinking I had missed something all those years ago. But ditto to wtf...kikiki
Ha me too!
I fall firmly in the "other people" category. I'm glad this woman got her life together and professional help etc. However, the system didn't fail her. She freely admits she gave up.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
... she gave up BECAUSE of the system. Did you even pay attention, Ben?
As an educator, we see anomalies like this frequently. A high-performing student bombs on a standardized test. That's why we DO NOT USE the results of ONE standardized test to plot the whole course of the student's life! We will look at their performance in class, will ask the student about what happened during the test etc. A student can bottom out on the test due to illness, anxiety, willful disregard for the test, etc. I had a student fail a portion of her high school graduation test because her infant was sick that morning. When she retook that portion of the test, she passed with flying colors! (Yes, she was a teenage mother, but she stayed in school and finished with a high school diploma AND technical training for immediate entry to the work force!)
Thank you for bringing your obvious dedication to this most important profession.
This is exactly why I have trouble believing her story. With at least 10 years worth of teachers between her and college, I'm guessing the teachers agreed she needed to be in there. I'd even bet she wasn't the first to at least suspect ADD. I can't tell you how many adults I've seen go to their parents with "did you know I'm..." And their parents reply "well yeah, didn't we tell you?"