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CM, Does it Help

I am tired of hearing, “Miss can I go to CM?” At the school I attend CM, short for Content Mastery, is a program we have for certain students who are labeled as having a learning disability, and really there is nothing wrong with them except laziness. The worst part is after they get back I have to hear about how easy it is and that they give them all the answers. I sometimes catch myself sitting there thinking, I wish I could act stupid, go fail a simple test on purpose, get in, and have access to all the answers. It cannot be that hard if they can do it. I believe that CM should not be available in high school.
Even though some people believe that CM helps kids, they do not understand that CM tends to cause more damage that good. First, a person must understand that at least ninety percent of the students who go to CM do not need it. I have a friend who has even told me he just goes there so he can get the answers to his homework, or even tests. Now tell me how is this going to...

Posted by: Janet Valerio

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