We now have seen the results of the 1998 administration of the Graduation Qualifying Examination for our Grade 10 students.
Some principals are overjoyed with their results.
Some think their scores are okay, but they wish their students could have done better. A few are dismayed at what they see. Often there is confusion about what we mean when we are speaking about standards. The confusion results from the fact that we use the word in two different ways. When we are speaking about what specifically students should know and be able to do, we are talking about our state proficiencies or what some call academic standards.