tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post4258797163372182318..comments2024-02-20T03:57:11.723-05:00Comments on Teaching Underground: Test Driven CreativitySteven Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-71465930503362206882011-05-21T15:51:04.467-04:002011-05-21T15:51:04.467-04:00To answer your question "Why not just have th...To answer your question "Why not just have the kids think of them as 'no big deal'"?<br /><br />Because they are a big deal; a HUGE deal. What kind of headlines hit the local papers when a school fails to meet AYP? It doesn't matter that much of the public doesn't even completely understand what that means, the fact that your school didn't make it is a headline. <br /><br />New York and Virginia just passed legislation (already in place in some states) that will tie 40% of a teachers evaluation to these tests. That's partly been the point of the last several posts on the Underground. These tests are a big deal no matter what anyone else says.<br /><br />It would be nice to think that you could just teach a good course and test scores will follow. That is likely true much of the time, but we've put way too much at stake on these tests.Steven Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877542687619173741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-445182336292537663.post-52466189262564743522011-05-19T20:47:39.923-04:002011-05-19T20:47:39.923-04:00These are incredibly disturbing. Why not just have...These are incredibly disturbing. Why not just have the kids think of the tests as "no big deal" ... they are so confident and well prepared by doing all the hard work yearlong that these are just something to do -- and have the Pep Rally afterward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com