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Originally Posted by Lamplighter
But I'm fairly certain the intentions of CC were not to have such a negative impact on any child.
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Of course not. Common Core is not evil, it's just a failure. Intentions are irrelevant.
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Maybe one of his friends could be with him.
Maybe one of his teachers could be with him.
Maybe one of the ESD staff could be with him.
Maybe the questions could be read to him.
Maybe the questions could be interpreted to him.
Maybe his answers could be written down for him.
Maybe the assessment session could be broken into shorter segments.
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Generally speaking, all of these are illegal under current testing guidelines. The whole point of "standards" is they apply to everyone, and that is why they don't work. The teachers don't need a new way to know the kids' strengths, they are the ones in the classroom who already know everything there is to know about these kids. It is the state who is demanding to see a fish ride a bicycle, and the teachers are the ones trying to get the state to understand it's a fish.
What's more, if a school has too many kids taking modified versions of the tests, they get first scrutinized and then possibly penalized. The point of all standardized testing is
not to evaluate the students, it is to evaluate the
schools.
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What I am trying to do is ask if the IEP is a strong enough tool
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Short answer, no. But the weaknesses of the IEP process are a
whole other issue.