Standardized applications may ask questions that are not considered completely legal. Employers must be sure that their application meets the legal requirements and does not ask questions that should not be asked. Typically these questions are linked to a protected class status. Protected class status is something that cannot be used to make employment decisions. These include questions that "identify the person as having protected class characteristics, namely age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion and disability" and "does not have any relationship to successful job performance" (Know what questions, 2012). The exception to this is a separate application form that is filled out anonymously that is used for EEO (Equal Employment
There have been millions of people that are immigrants who try to become a citizen, in the United States. Despite their determination to become citizens, it will only take them as far of American history knowledge they have. That is to say if they don’t know the history it more likely for them to struggle on the exam. The Naturalization Civics Test makes a person become a citizen with far less effort. The Naturalization Civics Test is important, because even if you score 6 answers correct on the test, you still have a fifty percent chance of pass, he questions on the test was intended to be harder and more difficult to answer but became easier, if you study your history it’s an easy pass.
In the article, “3 Interview Questions That Could Cost Your Company $1 Million,” Mark Henricks presents three questions employers must avoid asking applicants during the interview process. The first interview question is, “I see you speak Spanish. Where did you study it?” (Henricks). This question may reveal the applicant’s racial background. The second interview question asks the candidate about the amount of sick days they took last year (Henricks). Hence, this question discloses the interviewee’s health information. The third interview question is about how long the applicant has lived here (Henricks). Moreover, Henricks states that companies already have the applicant’s address on their application. Therefore, this question is an attempt to discover the candidate’s residency (Henricks). Furthermore, although Henricks only listed three interview questions, these are not the only questions employers must avoid using to diminish the possibility of lawsuits. Additionally, this article can be connected with affirmative action.
In 2012, Hanjuan Jin attempted to leave the country with 30,000 dollars in cash as well as
In today’s day and age, the key to success is achieving a higher education after high school. The steps in which we take to graduate high school and attend college, where we will be furthering our education, is all about jumping through hoops. We spend 12 years of our lives in school— five years of elementary school, three years of middle school, and four years of high school. During these 12 years of school, we are subjected to many standardized tests to see if we are up to standards and to measure our achievements. Standardized testing doesn’t showcase every student’s potential or intelligence. Not all students test in the same ways, therefore they should not be treated as if they do. To help cater to students variances, the government should administer a new type of testing that varies upon the students abilities.
Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it’s stupid.” Recently, there has been discussion about whether the method of standardized testing is best for our education system. There are a lot of flaws that come with the system of testing. Opposers argue that with all of the flaws, the testing significantly holds American citizens back from greater potential to success. Standardized testing weakens America’s education system, because it can cause teachers to “teach to the test”, does not truly measure intelligence or abilities, and cannot always reflect what a student has learned.
As the years go by, there are many changes within our country’s educational system. However, standardized testing is still a requirement for students and must be eradicated once and for all. Now, of course there needs to be a bridge between grade levels. The answer is simply letting kids communicate their answers through creativity. The fear of shading in a instead of b would finally be over if students were able to show what they know in alternative ways. Whether it’s artistic or verbal, the outcomes would be more positive than negative. A solution that solves one of the many problems in the United States education system would have to be eliminating standardized testing because it would provide a more efficient learning environment by focusing on learning rather than testing, it allows more students to further their education, and it results in less pressure for everyone.
I decided to discuss the second trimester stage of development because for me, with both of my pregnancies, that is when I started to get really excited about having a baby. There is the whole scare of losing the baby in the first trimester but also that’s when I started to feel the baby move, both times in the 16th week, when the baby, and myself, grew the most (I gained 8 pounds in the 5th month with both pregnancies), and when I got so heavy I had to walk instead of run, it was actually faster from about 18 weeks on. Babycenter.com says that the fetus of 14 weeks of age is the size of a lemon, 3 ½ inches long and weighing 1 ½ ounces, while parents.com says it’s the same weight and length but the size of a peach. At 27 weeks both sites said the babies are at 2+ pounds, 9.25-14 inches long and either the size of a head of cauliflower or a sock monkey (which wasn’t fun to look at when your trying to picture a cute little baby). On page 96 of the textbook in Figure 5.8 it is confirmed that after the 16th week the mother may start to feel the baby move. The fetus is also forming small hairs all over the body, including the scalp, and the lungs are beginning to
Since the 1980’s, US students have been falling well behind students in other industrialized nations in terms of knowledge and education. The US is losing its ability to create a quality education for the majority of its students. The government has attempted to combat this by introducing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2002, then replacing that with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2016. Nonetheless, these laws have failed in their attempts to improve education and have implemented rigorous amounts of testing rather than fixing the education system. They have created a flawed testing system, applied too harsh of punishments on under-performing schools, and harmed disadvantaged students. The fact that these problems exist is
There has been a debate regarding whether the use of standardized tests is improving education in America. Proponents say standardized tests provide a fair and objective measure of student achievement. On the other hand, opponents argue that the tests are neither fair nor objective, that the harms these tests cause outweigh the benefits. Though there are valid arguments on both sides of this issue, those who approve standardized tests as a reliable method of evaluation have a strong case for the following reasons:
Standardised testing is not accurate for real world application and is taken in unrealistically isolated environment. When taking a test you may not speak look up information or receive help. There is almost no work environment where someone is isolated without recourses.The silent environment along with the mass mesmerizing learning style brought about by standardised testing is pointless. In a job when faced with a problem one may think outside of the box to solve, but the test don’t reflect creativity as they only grade with the basis that only one answer is correct. Another flaw appears when one realises that standardised test don’t reflect practical skill only theoretical knowledge on subjects.
I agree completely, the lack of standardization among laws created at local, state, and federal levels, and particularly from state to state does present a huge problem when faced with the task of reporting crime statistics. Unfortunately, a federal description of laws, or enforcement of standardization set by the supreme court would undermine the democratic system in as a whole. The entire reason that laws and the description of offenses vary from state to state, is that these laws and standards are set by three different levels of government, which provides an inherent method of checks and balances. Local laws can be challenged on the state level, and if still found constitutional,
Federal Laws prohibit workplace discrimination and are enforced by EEOC. These are passed by Congress and signed by the President (EEOC, 2017). One of the mail agencies that’s been charged with this task is The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It’s responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or
I believe that standardized tests are pointless and schools focus more on the students passing them than actually learning valid information. They judge a student based on how well they test. In school from a young age you are taught that the standardized tests determines how intelligent you are. I have always been an inadequate test taker, I often struggled with doing well on the standardized tests we take in school. I am a conscientious student, I care about my grades and learning, but when I was younger I often scored basic or below basic on standardized tests. I still get stressed out about standardized tests, which causes me to do worse. I know I am not the only one who gets anxious at the moment the test is put in front of me. I always can feel my heart pounding outside my chest when the test is handed out. Schools make such a big deal now about doing well on these tests, therefore it makes the student feel so pressured to pass.
Standardized means making something the normal, average, or something that is trying to be attained, making something standard. Standardized tests are argumentatively the reason why our school system is failing today. They’re supposed to help establish and check how good the test taker performance is Despite how these tests save time and saves teachers time so that they can spend more time teaching standardized are not improving education in America because standardized test aren’t reliable, they measure the student’s intelligence based off of one day. They timing on these tests cause too much pressure which can make a student not do well on the test. They don’t factor in if the student doesn’t speak English fluently or if the student has
While many of the doctor notes are atrociously poor handwritten, others are neat, tidy and immaculate. Some of the doctor’s handwritings are so unreadable that we have to call their office for verification. It is time consuming and also may cause some misunderstanding and errors. It’s good to be digitized because it can potentially reduce medical and communication errors and misunderstandings. A major problem we sometimes encounter is the lack of document standardization to support smooth data exchange between healthcare systems. The lack of standardization complicates documentation exchange and increases labor work which eventually increases the cost of care and can potentially increase the chances of errors and inconsistency. I wish there