https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00 en-us 2017-04-07 13:02:39 UTC 2017-04-21 13:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165371899 http://harvardpolitics.com/united-states/case-standardized-testing/]]> 2017-04-07 13:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165371899 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165372232 She tried to show them a practice PARCC exam, but when she asked her students to write down what they thought about the test, one student wrote, “I feel like we have to take all these tests and if I pass the tests I live and if I don’t, I die.” This was extremely alarming for Neely-Randall. "]]> 2017-04-07 13:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165372232 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165375403 Because math and English are the only ones that count towards the yearly progress of a student, schools have stopped teaching subjects like, history,art,music,physical education and other subjects that do not count  writes Richard Rothstein in his 2004 book.]]> 2017-04-07 13:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165375403 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165378069  "A 2006 study by the Center on Education Policy supported this claim, finding that since NCLB was passed, 71 percent of school districts cut back on subjects like history and music so they could spend more time on the tested subjects."]]> 2017-04-07 13:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165378069 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165652102 A parent and critic of New York’s test-based accountability system said that she saw the standardized testing transform her son, who was one that never complained about going to school that now dreads coming to school each day. “He would be doing homework, and he would be sobbing, he’d be trying to wipe tears away while he’s trying to finish his homework so he could see the paper. He would constantly talk about how stupid he was, how ‘I can’t wait until I can drop out of school.']]> 2017-04-10 12:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165652102 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165654375 "One thing it seems standardized tests are exceptionally good at measuring is socioeconomic status. In Class and Schools, Rothstein argues that this is because wealthier students have parents who can spend more time with them and more money on enrichment programs for them."]]> 2017-04-10 12:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165654375 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165654980 Parents know that there are times when their kids may not be the best at test taking, but they have to realize that their are teachers who are excellent, and try their best to improve test scores.

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"Given all of these problems with standardized testing, it seems that the civil rights issue is too much testing, not too little. Instead of forcing low-income schools to spend millions of dollars and countless hours of class time preparing for and administering standardized tests that only serve to prove, oftentimes inaccuracy."]]> 2017-04-10 12:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165655206 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165658429 Schools and even teachers have asked that low-performing students drop out of school or get into a class that helps with testing. However, kids that are not the best at test taking doesn't mean their not smart, they just struggle when under pressure.]]> 2017-04-10 13:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165658429 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165660081 "This is not to say that America’s accountability system should be completely dismantled. Politicians and schools can de-emphasize testing while still ensuring high achievement. Student and teacher evaluations can take multiple measures of performance into account. "]]> 2017-04-10 13:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165660081 pecoburn19 https://padlet.com/pecoburn19/4t845kotbn00/wish/165660177 Students take way to many test while in school, standardized testing can be drastically reduced. The fewer standardized tests that are given out , students then can incorporate open-ended question that will allow students to think outside the box.


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