PHIL210 CRITICAL THINKING DISCUSSION 2

RESPONSE TO CO-STUDENT

I agree that it is a "woman's fundamental right" to consider abortion or to keep her child or children. If a woman's right is upsurped she is less than human and is considered chattel or property. I feel that with each decision all should be consulted ... her parents and partner she conceived the children with to make a decision.

If in the case of a Black female and it is done forcibly by White people (with Black people assisting) there should be a conclusive reason as to why. For example, inheritory disease or inheritory mental disorder to make a drastic decision because the procedure is dangerous. If there is no reason, I consider the manner murder, racist, hate and genocide. Further it is an act of an atheist and in defiance of God.

Thank you.

Felicia

RESPONSE TO CO-STUDENT

I agree with your post that with the parent's ability to purchase or acquire uniforms this allows full focus on being educated and the right to freedom and justice in this land and everywhere else. Also, hopefully the activity of gangs will diminish when the true affiliation of the acts to gain entry are considered at what this will cost them ... my life ... my future ... or a complete desolate life of being despised.

I agree that it helps with readying the child for school and improves punctuality even thou students resent uniforms it allows a more neutral ground for students, teachers and the school. I partially disagree with the Con #2 ... I feel that uniforms help because parents won't send the kids if they don't have clothing but if they can have uniforms that they can afford this dispels some of the despair and concern for their child's psychological feelings.

I also disagree partially with school uniforms and freedom of expression these do not restrict but cause an inability to develop a clothing persona and personal taste but it is only a temporary stall because they have free dress now at school now that they can earn.

Thank you.

Felicia

"Understanding Barriers to Our Own Thinking"

From the www.procon.org Website, select one (1) topic of your choice and read the Pro section and the Con section on the selected topic. Next, choose three (3) reasons listed under the Pro section and three (3) reasons listed under the Con section. Based on the biases discussed in Chapter 2 and the reasons presented at the Procon.org website:

State your position on the selected topic. Determine the biases you experienced as you examined the reasons for and against your position.

Is the use of Standardized Test Improving Education in America?

PROS

PRO 2

Standardized tests are reliable and objective measures of student achievement

PRO 4

Standardized tests are inclusive and non-discriminatory because they ensure content is equivalent for all

PRO 7

Standardized tests are narrowing the curriculum, rather they are focusing it on important basic skills all students need to master

CONS

CON 1

Standardized testing has not improved student achievement

CON 4

Standardized tests measure only a small portion of what makes education meaningful

CON 8

Standardized tests are not objective

STARDARDIZED TESTS

One of the concerns of evaluative testing is its true purpose and what aspect does it truly fulfill. In a nation of cumulative scrutiny and evaluation the purpose of testing is first to measure a student’s progress and assimilation of given material and as well as ability to evolve. As tests are prepared to reflect an analysis of overall progress of students area by area so does the need to ensure fairness, equality and equivancy with a look of guidance to ensure a viewpoint to measure the mental acuity of each student. But in effect standardized tests cannot measure the curriculum but it more or less serves as a guideline to ensure that the basic skills are being assimilated. Therefore, actively standardized tests are limited in its ability to gauge what is needed to generate whether it can state that fairness exists in these tests.

Affective bias is a level that all standardized test have because of cultural differences, levels of supportive family education, interactive ability, social consensus, peer association and pressure, English level of English spoken and read, mental acuity and awareness, level of understanding and ability to process and other factors.

Therefore, in effect the scorage is not a true representation but is rendered in progressive bias when comparisons are done between races due to a lack of communication equivalency and a lack of educational ability to progress due to a lack of exposure and narrowed unexpanded life.

Unfortunately, when a rendering of a decision of ability, talent and mental acuity the depressed segments of the populace reflect inability, not capable of assimilation and looked as dismal people incapable of absorbing any type of knowledge but the basic of the basic.

Summarily, standardized tests are limited evaluations but serve as tested, accumulated data to reflect that in the impoverished communities a similar curriculum is not being taught and that the terminology, written cases are like a foreign language and cause extreme difficulty due to ignorance and not mental acuity.

My point is exposure to widen the horizons with more written details will also help in the progressive stage of accumulating a more logical approach and ableness to become more competitive on tests as more knowledge is gained and absorbed.

Describe your reaction to your experience of these biases.

My position is therefore simple the testing of students will always have an inherency of unfairness, bias and flaw in the ability to test and make a true summation that basic skills are being taught properly, as well as that it reveals a seemingly hidden mockery of the education system when the reflections or consequences found are known that Black students are not being taught the same as White students. Further the systematic oppression is buried in the form and presentation of education and the standardized test is proof needed that these tests are based upon willing oppression and regulatory position in a country of suppression.

Lastly, my reactions to these bias are that the cumulative ability of these students are hindered and hampered and that the stereotypes are reinforced by the scorage on test and reflective reception. As such the change has to be done to change the act and presentation of education to an equal level to ensure exposure to terminology, language development, reading comprehension, math, and sciences are done to be used as a focal point in daily life. By doing this all will be able to have better scores and avenues of success.

Further, this overall critique will prove that an equal opportunity to learn is being done, Also, the scores allow the pinpointing of weaknesses of the students and then allow a modification plan to help or aid in the learning of material that students are deficit in.

Thank you.

Felicia