dear teacher, johnny is skipping the test carlie stigler
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Dear Teacher,
Johnny is Skipping
the Test
Carlie Stigler
Main
Poin
ts
NY field tests Boycott field tests Parent activist groups
against emphasis on
high-stakes testing Ruins students school
experience Determines too much
Against profit Pearson is
making Goal join forces with
struggling schools Sitting out of real
exams creates problems
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Diana Zavala's son during a
protest in Washington this year
that marched on the White
House.
Discussion
Questions
Final T
houghts
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Beth Bonita Springs, Florida
As a mother and former principal and teacher, I
have been waiting for the parents to take the
leadership and protest. Thank you to all those
groups. We need one test for the country, that
is diagnostic not evaluative. What doesn't
Johnny know? Then teachers will get the
information they need to fix problems on an
individual level not for comparison to other
children. If all the children have the same
problems, then we can look at the curriculum,
not the teachers. One test would be cheaper -
the cost of fifty states developing tests is
ridiculous especially now that 47 states have
adopted the core curriculum. We could also use
these tests to indicate whether the core
curriculum is appropriate at any given level.
Current expectations in many states do not take
into consideration child development. For
example, boys' small muscle development lags
behind girls. (Average age for girls is five and
for boys seven) Expecting kindergarteners to
write on lined paper is unfair to boys and many
girls, since five is the average age for girls.
Let's get sensible and save some money!!!
Bib
liogra
phy
Sangha, S. (2012, October
12). Dear, teacher johnny
is skipping the test. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2
012/10/14/education/dear
- Wagner, K. (2012,
September). The state
education department /
the university of the state
of new york / albany, ny
12234. Retrieved from
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/
assessment/ei/2013/nystp-
ft-13.pdf