https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v en-us 2017-04-13 02:31:42 UTC 2017-04-13 03:00:50 UTC hello@padlet.com abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189913 http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=false&displayGroupName=Viewpoints&currPage=&scanId=&query=&source=&prodId=OVIC&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&mode=view&catId=&u=j243905&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010692246&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=]]> 2017-04-13 02:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189913 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189928 "The fixation on testing is putting undue stress on educators as well as students, and, in many instances, punishing teachers and schools."]]> 2017-04-13 02:33:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189928 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189976 Many believe that the preoccupation on standardized testing takes away from students' time focusing on fine arts.]]> 2017-04-13 02:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166189976 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190148 Often times, students spend time working on how to write essays and answer multiple choice questions rather than focusing on literature in their English classes.]]> 2017-04-13 02:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190148 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190262 Many elementary-age students feel immense amounts of pressure from the tests. One third grade student said that the standardized tests cause her to "feel stupid."]]> 2017-04-13 02:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190262 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190804 "Students may arrive on test days with any number of personal crises that prevent them from performing well."]]> 2017-04-13 02:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190804 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190872 "Education should focus on developing the imagination of a child, not on putting them through stressful and mind-numbing standardized tests."]]> 2017-04-13 02:45:42 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166190872 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191091 "Teachers feel compelled to produce high scores, to protect their jobs and to keep their schools open, so they focus on rote learning and memorization, test-taking techniques and shallow approaches to material that could otherwise be presented in more creative, enriching ways."]]> 2017-04-13 02:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191091 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191264 "By emphasizing test success, critical-thinking skills and deeper learning are ignored. In fact, entire subject areas are abandoned, as testing focuses primarily on English and math."]]> 2017-04-13 02:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191264 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191427 Many believe that testing should remain, but should not be the main focus of the classroom. Rather, it should simply be used to show what students have left to learn.]]> 2017-04-13 02:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191427 abscales19 https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191771 "When poor test scores result in school closings, tests can take away the very institutions our neediest students rely upon to improve: their neighborhood schools."]]> 2017-04-13 02:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/abscales19/351gav42mf7v/wish/166191771