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Post by hope4all on Mar 8, 2015 23:21:02 GMT -5
Parents share how testing is affecting their children.
Heartbreaking video of parents fighting Common Core and testing. Share it!
#stopcommoncore #ccss
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Post by hope4all on Mar 9, 2015 23:31:18 GMT -5
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Post by healthy11 on Mar 10, 2015 9:48:45 GMT -5
Interestingly, since my husband teaches a class at a local community college and belongs to a teacher's union, he was invited to participate in a "teleforum" phone conference about PARCC last night. I sat and listened to it, and actually came away feeling that PARCC is not "all bad." I didn't realize it, but apparently PARCC testing is being done in several states, including Ohio and I believe New Jersey and Washington DC. HOWEVER each state's test differs, depending on the state's curriculum guidelines.
For last night's forum, there were a panel of IL State Board of Education administrators and people involved in PARCC who answered questions posed by different teachers, and it seemed like there was a sincere effort by "both parties" to do what's in the best interest of the students. Apparently, this year only, schools were given an option to use "pencil and paper" test booklets, or to do it on computers. In the future, computers will be used by everyone.
One teacher who phoned in specifically said she works with LD students, and she wondered what would happen if you had a child who was slow at keyboarding. They said other accommodations could be used. Another teacher also said she works with kids on IEPs, and she wondered why everyone had to be administered the test for their grade level, rather than taking a test for the level they currently perform at? She explained that most of the kids she worked with can't read or write at grade level, so they probably wouldn't be able to answer many of the questions and could feel like a failure. The administrator who replied said that the goal for ALL students to be able to reach grade level, even if they learn differently (yes, the administrator said the phrase "learn differently") and by giving a test that reflects Illinois' grade-level expectations, then the school personnel will be able to tell which children need more remediation and help.
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Post by hope4all on Mar 10, 2015 10:36:44 GMT -5
I realize we may disagree on this subject but here is my 2 cents.
What is important to me and for my son is he continues to make progress. I want him to know more this year than he did last year. Since I pulled him out of public school he is doing better socially, emotionally, and academically. My fear with every child taking grade level test and being taught at grade level, is some students will just shut down and stagnate. Also students who are able to work above grade level will never get that opportunity.
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Post by bros on Mar 10, 2015 11:25:24 GMT -5
I realize we may disagree on this subject but here is my 2 cents. What is important to me and for my son is he continues to make progress. I want him to know more this year than he did last year. Since I pulled him out of public school he is doing better socially, emotionally, and academically. My fear with every child taking grade level test and being taught at grade level, is some students will just shut down and stagnate. Also students who are able to work above grade level will never get that opportunity. With kids who aren't on grade level, they may benefit from some extra emotional support during test time - parents & teachers telling them to try their best, even if it is really hard, just do as much as they can, then the parents could reinforce the good job of the student by maybe giving the student a small treat every day after a testing day - maybe ice cream one day, their favorite meal for dinner another, just to help keep the stress levels down. |
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Post by hope4all on Mar 10, 2015 15:31:44 GMT -5
bros, you are correct. giving a student extra emotional support will help their stress level. however if the school does not test a range of grade levels, then how do the educators know what the child needs? I realize students with IEPs will have educational assessments done to get this information. What about everyone else?
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Post by bros on Mar 10, 2015 15:52:45 GMT -5
bros, you are correct. giving a student extra emotional support will help their stress level. however if the school does not test a range of grade levels, then how do the educators know what the child needs? I realize students with IEPs will have educational assessments done to get this information. What about everyone else? For the general education students, if they score below grade level, remediations will be implemented in the classroom and perhaps RTI would be considered - based on the student's academic history. |
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Post by hope4all on Mar 10, 2015 20:16:04 GMT -5
:)In a perfect world yes.  |
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