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PLC in Print
ON TOPIC (editor)
How standardized testing stifles students’ potential to succeed
ON TOPIC (editor)
How standardized testing stifles students’ potential to succeed
District Administration, April 2018
3/8/2018
"...You talk about how the political class gets advice from business people.
3/8/2018
"...You talk about how the political class gets advice from business people.
Well, let’s face it, the business people really do own the political class. How much does it cost to buy a congressman? Not that much. They are locked up and pay rolled by the business interests. I think the business folks have their hearts in the right place.
We keep hearing how they want kids who can collaborate, solve problems and be creative. But they also want us to be accountable. So they force this ridiculous accountability system on us, which promotes none of the things that they even want.
There is nothing about open-ended problem-solving, creativity or collaboration that comes out of the standardized testing program. Standardized testing works against all those things that the businesses want.
Well, let’s face it, the business people really do own the political class. How much does it cost to buy a congressman? Not that much. They are locked up and pay rolled by the business interests. I think the business folks have their hearts in the right place.
We keep hearing how they want kids who can collaborate, solve problems and be creative. But they also want us to be accountable. So they force this ridiculous accountability system on us, which promotes none of the things that they even want.
There is nothing about open-ended problem-solving, creativity or collaboration that comes out of the standardized testing program. Standardized testing works against all those things that the businesses want.
But, as you point out, thanks to the media, the public doesn’t realize this.
It’s fashionable to bash the education system because we’re producing kids who don’t have the qualities that the businesses want. The media is complicit in that bashing. They are not exactly out there defending our teachers.
What can educators do to change that perception?
It’s fashionable to bash the education system because we’re producing kids who don’t have the qualities that the businesses want. The media is complicit in that bashing. They are not exactly out there defending our teachers.
What can educators do to change that perception?
They have to get the message to policymakers—let them know that, to personalize education, we need to change how we make schools accountable to allow kids to progress at their own rate.
We should have kids create portfolios. “Show us what you can do, show us some open-ended problems that you’ve solved.” Put this in an online portfolio and see how the student progresses from year to year."
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They have to get the message to policymakers—let them know that, to personalize education, we need to change how we make schools accountable to allow kids to progress at their own rate.
We should have kids create portfolios. “Show us what you can do, show us some open-ended problems that you’ve solved.” Put this in an online portfolio and see how the student progresses from year to year."
