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CommunityFrom appalling to dismal
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
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‘‘If you can read this, thank a teacher!” is the message on a popular bumper sticker, but in light of the latest Maryland State Assessment test results the Charles County school system should print a new one.
Only 82 percent of Charles County’s students in Grades 3 through 8 passed this year’s reading test — in other words, 18 percent of the students in these grades cannot read well enough to be considered proficient by the state of Maryland.
Local school officials consider this an improvement, since last year 24 percent of these students were not proficient. In my opinion, this ‘‘improvement” is a change from appalling to dismal.
Oh, that new bumper sticker? It should say, ‘‘If you can’t read this, blame a teacher!”
Kenneth A. Boyd, La Plata
