Friday, August 29, 2008

Re: Swim tests

The trouble with these kinds of test is what do you do witha student
who simply can not ever pass them? And where does it end why not test
to see if you can ride a bike, run a mile in under 10 minutes, type as
a given speed and so on?

Greg

On Aug 29, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Michele Ament wrote:

> Bob - Our school has a "swim evaluation" that is a graduation
> requirement. Students are asked to swim a length of the pool and
> tread
> water for a specified period of time in sweatpants and a t-shirt.
> This
> takes place on Freshman Orientation day. We sometimes have that one
> student at the end of senior year who has not done it yet!
> M
>
> Michele M. Ament
> Mathematics Teacher
> Shady Side Academy
> 423 Fox Chapel Road
> Pittsburgh, PA 15238
>
> Phone: (412) 968-3150
>
>
>>>> "Brigham, Bob" <BBRIGHAM@rabungap.org> 8/29/2008 1:45 PM >>>
> We are researching schools which may require that students pass a swim
> test or a swimming survival test as part of a graduation requirement.
> Is
> it working and what are the pro's and con's. Thanks
>
> Bob Brigham
> Associate Head
> Rabun Gap -- Nacoochee School
> 339 Nacoochee Drive
> Rabun Gap, GA 30568
> (H) 706.746.7443
> (B) 706.746.7467 Ext. 207
> bbrigham@rabungap.org
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