Attitudes and Behaviors Toward the CST 6

Ricardo R

Per.2

4/21/11

CST Attitudes

          For the CST’s many students are not prepared to take it because either their teachers don’t lecture or they just don’t care. When students see that teachers don’t care they’ll do the same and wont take responsibility for themselves. Many teachers will sometimes just give the work and let students figure it out themselves, so some will just let it go and not pay attention, and others will take it upon them to work hard. There’s teachers that will mention it once and wont bring it up again, and students don’t like this test so they won’t say anything either. Basically if teachers show a negative side about this test, students will too.

          Students don’t know the importance about this test because the school doesn’t take it seriously themselves. The only subject the school cares about is math because that’s the subject that makes Bell High look good. The school focuses on that subject because they get rewarded with money, which benefits them for new computers, more pay, and other supplies.

          This test affects all the students because it places them on a grade average at the school they go too. Some students don’t know this, so they’ll just bubble anything in. Once the state grades them and sees how students did, they’ll be placed in advance classes or below basic. This will make it hard for students who want to go to a four-year college too get in.

          From a students perspective a lot of them are not motivated because in their eyes this test is just a waste of time. And the parents are not included or involved to help prepare their children to do excellent on the CST. The community we live in doesn’t help our students stay in good paths and stay away from gang violence.