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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:32 PM Original message |
Some NCLB first grade test questions.... |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. you mean to say, 1st grade teachers can't pass this test? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
38. These questions are supposed to be for first graders, not their teachers. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
49. A few of them can. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. No Child Left Unharmed |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. leave no childs behind. |
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electropop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I know the Bush "bizarro world" acronym, |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
60. The States can tell the Feds to take NCLB and |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. 5th Grade civics... |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. 5th Grade CORE SKILLS 1 |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Is is true that states can opt out of NCLB and forgo the federal |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Yes that's true |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 06:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
34. I have serious problems with two of these questions |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Number 5 --- there was no individual income tax until 1913. So, I don't see it as a basic |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Hence the stupidity of these questions. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. So -- getting a driver's license is referred to as a privilege, |
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shain from kane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. You do not automatically receive a driver's license. The state ALLOWS you to test for it. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:46 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yes, that is why a driver's license is a privilege and not a right. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 06:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. sorry, you are wrong here |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #35 |
50. The government of the United States . . . offers certain privileges |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Education for the "is our children learning" crowd.... |
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spartan61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. OMG, I was a 1st grade teacher. There is no way |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You can thank Neil Bush. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:40 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I don't recall learning of the OP until 4th grade... |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I would bet $$ that Bush* could not pass the 1st grade test... |
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T Monk (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. george bush is a fascist dumb____ |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. heh heh |
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T Monk (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. object (of scorn) |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
13. 5th Grade Reading for Information: |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:27 AM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Wait, whoa. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #33 |
37. Read John Taylor Gatto "Underground History of American Education" and you may find the answer |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 04:55 PM Response to Reply #33 |
47. Yeah, the sentance structure question is just plain bad. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. Now picture teaching to a classroom of 3rd graders, most of whom are in foster care and living in a |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #15 |
42. Hang in there... |
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bob4460 (173 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
18. My kids started school in 1997 |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
19. 5th Grade Economics1 |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Good heavens. These are issues appropriate for discussion questions, |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
20. 5th Grade History 1 |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:05 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I worked as a graduate assistant last year |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:46 PM Response to Reply #25 |
53. I think that shows the poor state of our high schools more than anything... |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. Hell, I was reading 'See Jane run. Run Jane, run. See Spot run. |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
23. Here's one that will blow your mind.... |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
24. We were still learning how to write our names |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-23-08 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
28. The first graders I volunteer with could pass that test with flying colors. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:39 AM Response to Reply #28 |
36. They may be able to pass but are they learning anything? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Actually, you would be wrong. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I think you're kidding yourself. The format of the questions is itself |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Nope, I'm not. |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
56. A test is a test... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 08:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. My son just passed 5th grade and did the AZ version, AIMS. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Well, I wouldn't. That last question has three correct answers, IMHO, |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:31 PM Response to Reply #28 |
58. No way |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
32. First grade? Not a chance. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
43. Every single state has their own NCLB best. |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
57. My daughter has had assignments like this this year - she's in first grade. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
44. Thank you, devilgrrl. This is both enlightening and profoundly discouraging. |
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AnotherMother4Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
45. Students in mild-moderate sp.ed. classes have to take these tests, & their scores |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. English Learners too... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
51. The word "achievement" now means test scores, |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
52. Green is for Go... |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-24-08 05:47 PM Response to Original message |
54. My personal favorite from the ITBS when I taught 1st grade 20 years ago: |
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