Remember When We Had High Standards? Neither Do I (##)
“In recent years, parents have cried in dismay that their children could not read out loud, could not spell, could not write clearly,” while “employers have said that mechanics could not read simple directions. Many a college has blamed high schools for passing on students…who could not read adequately to study college subjects; high schools . . . (Read More)
Teachers Describe the Harms of Test-Driven School Reform
To understand the true impact of raise-the-bar, close-the-gap “school reform” – the type demanded by corporate executives, imposed by politicians of both parties, and celebrated by pundits – you need to hear from the people who spend their days in real classrooms. Never mind that no credible evidence has ever shown that children benefit from high-stakes testing, . . . (Read More)
Teachers Who Refuse to Hand Out the Tests
What if they gave a test and nobody came? Or what if all the students came, but the teachers refused to give them a test? The civil rights movement succeeded not only because good laws were eventually passed (mandating desegregation) but because ordinary people refused to obey bad laws. Rather than just complaining about policies . . . (Read More)
The Trouble with Rubrics (#)
State-Mandated Testing: Why We Opt Out
Requesting Testing
Teacher Won’t Administer CSAP Tests
Standardized Testing and Its Victims (**)
The Insanity of Testing Mania
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