tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1280540577541332792..comments2024-03-28T11:57:21.902-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: PA: Value-less DataPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-80812652789600162812015-10-07T22:46:24.823-04:002015-10-07T22:46:24.823-04:00I have said exactly these words, over and over and...I have said exactly these words, over and over and over... but I am generally preaching to the choir, and for those that aren't teachers, their eyes glaze over and they don't understand, or care. We are just cogs in the grinding machine... chewed up and spit out, along with our students.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-29365698847201984552015-10-07T09:08:59.018-04:002015-10-07T09:08:59.018-04:00I laugh because here in Floriduh, we have the same...I laugh because here in Floriduh, we have the same type of testing and we get the same type of data returned. Good for nothing pile of BS! Plus, I teach a class with an end of course exam, do you think we get test materials, previous versions of the exam or any helpful thing from the state? Nope, just a score and a big fat pile of here you go! Test has become the biggest waste of effort for all teachers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789091705445419459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-62105719362756829262015-10-05T15:10:35.081-04:002015-10-05T15:10:35.081-04:00As you have said so many times in the past, the ef...As you have said so many times in the past, the effects of this testing on students is what really makes us weep. A group at Stanford University is trying to address the problem of over testing, etc. through an organization called challengesuccess.org (that is their website, obviously). I like the title because it stands right up to the big, ugly lie that drives education policy today.Kobishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778054056084383752noreply@blogger.com