tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677625880025493774.post5320597091330186978..comments2023-09-22T10:28:16.650-07:00Comments on America's Future: The Inside Story: Accountability: Test Prep vs. REAL TeachingChalk Dusterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08983784261421373401noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677625880025493774.post-65963537770751757012017-02-22T05:21:01.278-08:002017-02-22T05:21:01.278-08:00Test preparation is really important. However, lat...Test preparation is really important. However, lately the students have been noticing that they are not getting any new knowledge and aren’t learning anything. Instead they just learn the techniques of passing the test. No matter how unimportant it may seem now, students do need to start cooperating with the <a href="http://nycresumeservices.com/" rel="nofollow">NYC Resume Services</a> now, because they need to have good writing skills. Paulina Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798621223206656852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677625880025493774.post-53376608601863960692012-01-23T19:32:42.022-08:002012-01-23T19:32:42.022-08:00I agree completeley. I also think it goes much dee...I agree completeley. I also think it goes much deeper: I truly believe that the reformers want us to shape our students into complacent, non questioning slaves of the rich, which is the number one reason why I hate the test so much. In good conscience I just want no part in it any more.Chalk Dusterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983784261421373401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677625880025493774.post-78684849567429050172012-01-23T18:55:00.286-08:002012-01-23T18:55:00.286-08:00Yes! This is exactly what I have been thinking abo...Yes! This is exactly what I have been thinking about today. The test taking strategies that I was required to teach were mind-numbing. After going through all those strategies, if you were to ask any of the students to tell you what he/she just read, usually you get "Ummm...I don't remember." They become trained to just find the "right" answer. This is not reading. These tests don't test their ability to read and understand or make connections to the text. Kids become so focused on following those test strategies that everything good about reading gets lost. <br /><br />I've been going nuts trying to think of how to effectively explain the realities of urban teaching. I know these reformers and politicians don't have a clue what the daily struggles are. They just don't get how unbelievably tough it can be. I'm trying hard to convince myself to stay in education.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08394926110270004846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677625880025493774.post-17252297870104490372011-08-12T19:51:28.235-07:002011-08-12T19:51:28.235-07:00When a teacher has to choose between losing their ...When a teacher has to choose between losing their job or feeding their family, therefor that means teaching to the test and/or cheating, which do you think will win out? We have seen the tip of the iceberg with cheating scandals.Pete Zuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16708676684946013529noreply@blogger.com