NYC Parents to DOE : No, You Will *NOT* Test Our 4-Year Olds.

[Jefferson23]

2. Well said, right here, from the comments:

Samuel Noel
As a teacher, I have no problem with being evaluated for the work I do. But the MOSL test is garbage. We lost a week of instruction at my school to administer, proctor, and grade these exams and that was only week 2 of the school year.

The only winners in the proliferation of standardized testing are the testing companies like Pearson.

If the DOE really wants to measure student learning, we would go back to portfolios in which we examine student work (essays, tests, presentations, projects, classwork, etc.) and see what progress was made during the school year. I would have no problem being evaluated in this manner. Unfortunately, there is no profit to be made by looking at actual student work!

As it stands now, we tested my children before we even knew their names for material we didn't yet cover. I doubt that they even took the tests seriously because they "don't count"; it's sole purpose is for teachers ratings.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/uptown/parents-opt-city-test-article-1.1492127#ixzz2kSnSyKA8


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