NYC Dept. Of Ed. Wants 50 ‘Forbidden’ Words Banned From Standardized Tests - Page 3

wolf · 04-04-2012, 07:44 PM

Over here standardized testing has more to do with securing state and federal funding than it does with assessing the students and planning educational goals for them.

Clodfobble · 04-04-2012, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

We have standardised testing here in years 5,7 and 9.

Currently, my district suffers through standardized testing every single year starting in 4th grade all the way to 12th.

kerosene · 04-04-2012, 08:45 PM

Standardized tests piss me off. I could have smacked my kid's teacher a couple of weeks ago. She had my son so worked up over the tests, he thought he might not pass 4th grade if he didn't get to sleep on time one night. It took close to an hour to convince him that he had nothing to worry about and the test wasn't for a grade.
Oh yeah, and he has yet to get a grade lower than an A- all year.

04-04-2012, 07:44 PM	#31
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Over here standardized testing has more to do with securing state and federal funding than it does with assessing the students and planning educational goals for them. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-04-2012, 08:45 PM	#33
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Standardized tests piss me off. I could have smacked my kid's teacher a couple of weeks ago. She had my son so worked up over the tests, he thought he might not pass 4th grade if he didn't get to sleep on time one night. It took close to an hour to convince him that he had nothing to worry about and the test wasn't for a grade. Oh yeah, and he has yet to get a grade lower than an A- all year.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)