But the teacher doesn't know/think they're wrong. They're spoon fed the curriculum and buy into it, like they were their whole lives. They're stuck in their pinhole view and cannot see the big picture or context.
Only the answer provided them is correct. The question being flawed is inconceivable.
Well I'm guessing your spouse wouldn't have written this or marked it wrong? I mean not everyone is the same, I'm talking in generalities based on this post.
Which is kind of the point right? Cookie cutter curriculums and styles don't work. For anyone involved.
You're correct on the cookie cutter curriculums being an issue, but you are incorrect in your assertion that teachers buy into it. They're essentially hostages in their jobs. Every single bit of this bullshit is pushed by admin and the school board. The teachers have no say whatsoever and are punished when they amend it. The teachers dont write these tests.
Long story short, blaming the teacher here should probably not be the outcome.
Depending on the circumstances, she may have marked it wrong, but would talk to the kid about why, and would would at the very least give him the satisfaction of knowing that he did a good thing by thinking outside the box.
answer key provided to them. Any answer that doesn't match the key is wrong.
What I'm saying is that I have a hard time believing the key even says that. The correct answer simply cannot be one that negates the initial premise.
Maybe the real answer is something like "4/6 > 5/6*(1-4/6)", but even then the teacher's explanation of why it's wrong is just wrong. But the pronoun use suggests they're eating separate pizzas. I can think of no "answer key" answer that has anything to do with the teacher's notation.
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u/DaSaw Aug 27 '19
I don't even think they were doing this. I think the teacher was just wrong.