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I believe one of the reasons your students are so unwilling to learn is that they have been trained that it doesn't matter, they are going to get a passing grade and move on anyway. When was the lasttime anyone has actually failed a grade? Students failing grades reflects upon the faculty of the school and that looks bad for the county/state ect ect.... and they wouldn't want that so they just pass them.
As far as preapring the students for the appropriate exams to pass that level or get into college I don't understand how hard that can be for a teacher. I'm sure at the beginning of each year the school is aware of it is required to teach and have the students prepared for. There are a 1,000 ways to go about teaching it but the results should always be the same that the students are well prepared to take and pass that exam. When I teach my medical classes I have the test, and answer key, it's my job to present the material to my students so they understand it and retain it and beable to pass the exam. It's not all balck & white but I feel they make it more complicated than need be. And parents are also a big part of the problem... Just my half cents worth..
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Here's my opinion on the subject from my blog:
http://sfoda726.blogspot.com/2007_06_01_archive.html
And so it goes... 
Richard's $.02 
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