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"Putting students into remedial classes because of the test"--   They are focusing  on academic content that they may already have and stopping them from growing. I find that in most cases the issue may be that the person is not a great test taker, or reads too slow, or  has anxiety because of the fact that these tests can make or break you.

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Do I conform to standardized testing and its ‘implications’, or do I encourage students like Kiana to stand up for what they (and myself) believe? At what risk? Is there an "in-between"?

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“Testing felt like such a waste,” Alexia Garcia,
a 2013 graduate of Lincoln High in Portland,
Oregon, told me. “It felt really irrelevant and
disconnected from what we were doing in
classes.”

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“I get anxiety knowing that the tests count more than classwork or schoolwork,”

In the past few weeks, we have lost countless hours of learning time due to state or district mandated testing. This is not only effecting students, it is also effecting teachers, as we all feel like we don't have enough time to actually teach. Students feel the stress of constantly being in a testing environment, not being able to share ideas or socialize in an academically productive way.

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“I get anxiety knowing that the tests count more than classwork or schoolwork,” Kiana said. “It’s a make or break kind of thing.”

This is a connection for me because I realized in the recent years students have had a spike in depression, anxiety and suicides. There has to be a connection between the two. Young children can only handle so much pressure, some adults can only handle so much. I think it is evident that we are doing our children a disservice.

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Connect: Film: "Where to invade next"?

European countries who have progressively improved their school systems, crediting their success to American strategies, that ironically The United States does not employ. Standardized testing does not equate to learning, just training.

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What pressure does our standardized testing culture put on students, teachers, and administrators? *Especially in low income communities.

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Movement focused on organizing civil disobedience against the gathering of student data by for-profit companies that doesn't help students learn. #BoycottPearson #BoycottMcgraw-Hill

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Average time spent on  test prep: 3 MONTHS?! 

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Average time spent on  test prep: 3 MONTHS?! 

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"These tests were cutting into class time...we would stop whatever we were learning to prepare."

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Choose a phrase, sentence or a short paragraph in the reading that represents an idea you find interesting. Please explain why this idea is interesting or relevant to you. Develop the idea by telling us how this idea connects to your experiences, other readings, etc.

CONNECT - How are the ideas and information presented connected to what you already know?

EXTEND - What new ideas did you get that EXTENDED or pushed your thinking in new directions?
CHALLENGE - What is still challenging or confusing for you to get your mind around? What questions do you now have?

Use writing, pictures and or videos to meet the individual needs in the classroom, be prepared to share!