I have no factual data to back up these claims, but I have heard from more than a few teachers tha I know that their standardized tests are easy, and that these tests don't really weed out bad teachers, but the ones that are incredibly stupid.
Anybody out there actually know if that's true? I'd be willing to be that it is. - Matthew Small ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:43 PM Subject: Re: Exciting.... > Unless it is mandated by someone else. Which, on second glance, it seems to > be. Although perhaps there is rough justice that people are losing jobs > over failing arbitrary tests after failing schoolchildren in class over not > passing arbitrary tests. > > Better yet would be getting rid of the arbitrary tests however, and > assessing employees on how they are performing and students on how they are > learning. > > Dana > > William H Bowen writes: > > > Wait a minute... it smacks of hypocracy *unless* it's one of those > > "mandated tests we hear so much about"? > > > > It smacks of hypocrisy precisely *because* he failed it and it is a > > "mandated [test] we hear so much about." > > > > It is a requirement for him to do his job and he should pass it. Period. > > Exclamation point? > > > > ^_^ > > > > will > > > > Dana Tierney wrote: > > > > >Well it seems to me that if his English was all that broken he would not > > >have made it to superintendant. There are a good many fluent or native > > >English speakers, possibly including me, who could not pass a test on > > >formal grammar in English, because we have not had to learn it. Are you > > >really clear on when to use me and when to use I? The "correct" answer does > > >correspond to idiomatic English. Same thing with which and that. However, > > >if the guy has been suspending teachers over this and he can't pass it > > >himself, that smells of hypocrisy unless this is one of those mandated > > >tests we are seeing so much of. Personally I am opposed to high-stakes > > >testing, especially for children, but this is just another instance of its > > >idiocies. > > > > > >Mind you you get no argument from me on the quality public schools ... even > > >the best are far more concerned with keeping students' behavior in line > > >than they are in academics. > > > > > >Dana > > > > > >Heald, Tim writes: > > > > > > > > > > > >>The guy said he had problems with the rules of English, because it was his > > >>second language. > > >> > > >>I don't want him in charge of my son's school district. This is why my sons > > >>will both be attending private schools. > > >> > > >>Timothy Heald > > >>Information Systems Specialist > > >>Overseas Security Advisory Council > > >>U.S. Department of State > > >>571.345.2235 > > >> > > >> > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:55 PM > > >>To: CF-Community > > >>Subject: Re: Re: Exciting.... > > >> > > >> > > >>I don't think not passing the test means he is incompetent I think it means > > >>the test isnt measuring what it is supposed to measure. > > >> > > >>Dana > > >> > > >>s. isaac dealey writes: > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>How does an incompetent person get a 6 figure government job? ... > > >>> > > >>>Original Message ----------------------- > > >>>Hmm, it ought to kill the superintendent, not you. > > >>>Well, his job anyway... > > >>>/Ben > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>This kills me. > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/03/superintendent.test.ap/index.html > > >> > > >> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
