madfloridian
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Fri Aug-20-10 04:08 PM
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| 15. Nice post.....this paragraph is quite true. |
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"I know that rational people outside of education can look at testing and say,"What's the big deal? Students and teachers should be held accountable." I have no qualms with that. We should. But the purpose of these tests is not to hold students and teachers accountable, but instead is intended to create failing schools that can then be taken over, break unions, break collective bargaining agreements, and allow schools to replace quality teachers with low paid, under-trained staff, who will still not be able to meet the unrealistic expectations."
That's why they keep raising the cut score on the tests without warning....so more will fail.
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| -For all the teachers at DU.... |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 11:49 AM |
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Is that what teaching to the test means? Every other question is avoided as irrelevant? I |
dkf |
Aug-20-10 11:59 AM |
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I don't know if that's what it.... |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 12:20 PM |
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My ninth grade English teacher had us diagram sentences from James Joyce. |
immoderate |
Aug-20-10 01:48 PM |
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We've had "Final Exams" since forever. Standardized-Test makers ask that all individuality be tamped |
WinkyDink |
Aug-20-10 12:09 PM |
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Exactly! Although, NOW, pay raises have little to do with it, |
Fire1 |
Aug-20-10 12:20 PM |
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I hope you didn't think I was... |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 12:29 PM |
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There should be and always will be testing.... |
Smarmie Doofus |
Aug-20-10 01:07 PM |
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Teaching to the test may be new but learning to the test is not |
Recursion |
Aug-20-10 01:21 PM |
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Yes, your post helped.... |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 02:39 PM |
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If the test adequately reflects the curriculum, teaching to the test sounds great |
Recursion |
Aug-20-10 01:26 PM |
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I teach at a college and I can tell you the end result of the policy: |
kiva |
Aug-20-10 01:36 PM |
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It would seem to be simple to me... |
YankmeCrankme |
Aug-20-10 04:19 PM |
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Different profs approach this situation in their own ways, |
kiva |
Aug-20-10 06:06 PM |
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Anyone working in education today knows what it means. |
wcast |
Aug-20-10 03:37 PM |
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Thank you... |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 04:06 PM |
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Please know my rant wasn't directed at you :) |
wcast |
Aug-20-10 04:47 PM |
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Nice post.....this paragraph is quite true. |
madfloridian |
Aug-20-10 04:08 PM |
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And I thought those tests were to make Neil Bush rich. |
midnight |
Aug-20-10 06:42 PM |
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One teacher's perspective: |
montanto |
Aug-20-10 04:06 PM |
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"Then why are there few Brazilian physicists of note?" |
ieoeja |
Aug-20-10 04:23 PM |
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Teaching to the test is almost the norm these days, |
MadHound |
Aug-20-10 04:37 PM |
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Thank you.. |
one_voice |
Aug-20-10 06:55 PM |
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To anyone trying to make sense of this, as I am, I recommend... |
YvonneCa |
Aug-20-10 06:36 PM |
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In the words of Smokey Robinson, "I second that Emotion." |
Smarmie Doofus |
Aug-21-10 07:54 AM |
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YAaaaY, Smokey!!! |
YvonneCa |
Aug-21-10 12:14 PM |
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"Teaching to the test" may be effective for adult students prepping for a CPA exam, |
DailyGrind51 |
Aug-21-10 08:12 AM |
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