OT: Standardized state exams for high-schoolers

[Darla Wells]

Great article, Wilson! All too true. I interned in an elementary classroom
a few years ago and the teacher immediately put me to work teaching
test-taking techniques. Got in trouble because I couldn't remember if the
blue pencil was supposed to mark the possible answer or the one that
couldn't be the answer, along with all the other color codes. If I couldn't
remember the stuff, why expect a 2nd grader to do all that while the test
is going on? This testing has nothing to do with learning and much to do
with enriching testing companies.
Darla

2011/12/5 Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com>

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