Submitted by John M Borland (not verified) on October 15, 2007 - 20:53.
As a colleague once pointed out in relation to NYSED attitudes about testing... "You don't make a pig fatter by weighing it." The ridiculous standardized testing is a quick fix tool of politicians and bureaucrats who would like to pretend they are doing something to save education. This rigorous testing has done nothing to increase creative problem solvers and real thinkers among our students.
As a colleague once pointed
Submitted by John M Borland (not verified) on October 15, 2007 - 20:53.
As a colleague once pointed out in relation to NYSED attitudes about testing... "You don't make a pig fatter by weighing it." The ridiculous standardized testing is a quick fix tool of politicians and bureaucrats who would like to pretend they are doing something to save education. This rigorous testing has done nothing to increase creative problem solvers and real thinkers among our students.