tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post2874063866036366135..comments2023-10-19T04:06:04.186-07:00Comments on Ogreducation: Testing FolliesArt Belliveauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00869229920071975552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post-80132753267123283102007-09-22T07:19:00.000-07:002007-09-22T07:19:00.000-07:00Spot On! Every spring, my student teachers get to ...Spot On! Every spring, my student teachers get to spend 3 weeks of their student teaching semester presiding over testing. If they are not actually testing, they are covering other teachers' classes, managing paperwork, or watching exhausted and cranky students who are finished testing for the day. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and that's the other thing. Even if the students only test for half a day, how much can they actually learn the rest of the day? Nothing. Because they are used up from the test.<BR/><BR/>I've been saying for several years that I'm waiting for parents to rise up and start shrieking about the amount of instructional time being lost on testing. And that's just the actual testing time, not including the time spent on preparing for the test.<BR/><BR/>I'm furious about it!Dr. Bad Asshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694462361265180016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6635035793625590468.post-34543069852978482712007-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:002007-09-21T12:08:00.000-07:00Absolutely! Amen! Our 8th graders spend TWO weeks ...Absolutely! Amen! Our 8th graders spend TWO weeks testing in the spring. It's hell. I am convinced that whoever is deisnging these tests has not ever been in the classroom (excepting the required years needed before obtaining an administrative degree)whithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902011901668544885noreply@blogger.com