4.27.2008
4.02.2008
MCAS
The educational world i have been working so desperately to become a part of involves an increasing number of things I don't agree with. Since when is filling in dots a good use of anyone's time?
I have bringht young, talented boys in my class, who will not get their true selves across by filling in dots. the dots are two-dimensional, while these living, breathing boys are very much 3-D.
When my brother was younger, my mom actually recieved a special letter after we had completed our standardized testing in school. THe testing reported that my brother was in the bottom 5% in almost all areas. this would place him in the MR range. WTF? He was a noodge, but very bringt. How could this be? When the people in charge took a look back at his testing, they found that he had made intricate designes by filling in strategic bubbles. one page was a very dtailed skull and crossbones. i remember this clearly. How much did those tests tell about my brother? Absolutely nothing academically, or having to do with norms. in reality, they told everyone around him that dots could not sum him up. How profound for a first grader.
Dots are for connecting, not measuring the potential of a child.
I have bringht young, talented boys in my class, who will not get their true selves across by filling in dots. the dots are two-dimensional, while these living, breathing boys are very much 3-D.
When my brother was younger, my mom actually recieved a special letter after we had completed our standardized testing in school. THe testing reported that my brother was in the bottom 5% in almost all areas. this would place him in the MR range. WTF? He was a noodge, but very bringt. How could this be? When the people in charge took a look back at his testing, they found that he had made intricate designes by filling in strategic bubbles. one page was a very dtailed skull and crossbones. i remember this clearly. How much did those tests tell about my brother? Absolutely nothing academically, or having to do with norms. in reality, they told everyone around him that dots could not sum him up. How profound for a first grader.
Dots are for connecting, not measuring the potential of a child.
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