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How have the standardized tests that are required for NCLB changed the way you teach or the way curriculum is managed in your school district? I know that in our state, the tests have very low standards, but since the kids have to pass it, that is all the core teachers teach. Since I am not a core teacher, I feel like a "forgotten child" and don't feel important at all. During the testing window, students are pulled out of class constantly, so lessons are impossible to plan and teach. The low standards really bother me. We have scores that show that the kids can pass and only answer 25 out of 60 questions correct. Then, the tests are counted as the exam grade, and kids who pass get an automatic "A". Talk about dumbing down education! What do the rest of you think?
Kim/AR/math On 7/25/08, Lea wrote: > How have the standardized tests that are required for NCLB > changed the way you teach or the way curriculum is managed > in your school district?

I think since we are hitting a plateau with AYP, we are seeing more and more math and literacy skills being incorporated into lesson plans throughout the school...See More
Jul 25, 2008
Lea I have made my feelings known about the exam thing since the beginning. Even some of the core teachers are against it since it inflates the grade and a student moves to the next level based on such a low state score. We have multiple choice questions only; they are repetitive and require rote memorization only. Higher level thinking skills have gon...See More
Jul 26, 2008
competing for federal dollars Each state gets to set there own standards. Then the schools compete, COmparisons of AYP naturally follow. What a bunch of Bll! Since states set their own standards there is a huge difference between the toughest and the easiest states.

In one state you have 70 percent pass rate, but only about 25% passing a national test, while in a stat...See More
Aug 3, 2008


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