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LWolf

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7. When tests are high stakes,

Thu May 23, 2013, 07:30 AM

May 2013

and those stakes are getting increasingly higher, this should be no surprise. Discouraging, frustrating, morale-killing, time-wasting, yes. Surprise? No.

My school is not that bad. Our kids test in the lab during our preps, so no instructional time is wasted.

We do totally disrupt the regular PE/lab schedule for testing, for weeks at a time.

We do stretch the testing out, encouraging students to do a little every day and take their time.

When they stretch the testing out too far, they will be pulled out of regular class to eventually finish.

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Standardized Testing Causing Other Students in School to Not Have Classes [View all] JPZenger May 2013 OP

Yes, the ULTIMATE hypocrisy. elleng May 2013 #1

My wife is a 30 year teacher and was telling me about this gopiscrap May 2013 #2

I was "mom" to several kids who had no place to Starry Messenger May 2013 #3

All of these things are mandated by the state. mbperrin May 2013 #4

We still teach while some take state test Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #5

Stupid question from a nonparent.... Jim Lane May 2013 #6

Surprisingly, a lot... savebigbird May 2013 #9

Thanks! Jim Lane May 2013 #11

When tests are high stakes, LWolf May 2013 #7

It's very widespread. Igel May 2013 #8

"obviously the teachers weren't doing their job" = what? HiPointDem May 2013 #10