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madfloridian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-04 11:39 PM
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13. Standardized testing *can* be a valuable tool.
It is good to compare a class and school to national norms for certain things. This is the extreme.

What Florida is doing now is grading teachers, students, and schools to the nth degree. The only standard is a test made in secret, and I don't think the parents can see what mistakes are made or get an explanation if their kids fail.

There is no room for individual differences and personalities. It is cut and dried. Very cold and impersonal.
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