Re: About those test bonuses...
Posted by: um, on 10/17/09
Um, yeah, unless they're in a primary grade where reading
is not required. I read them the WHOLE freaking thing. It
is NOT the MEAP... just another standardized test.
On 10/17/09, MichiKim wrote:
> Um, yeah, except you aren't even supposed to read the
> questions to kids.
>
> On 10/16/09, getting paid by test results confession...
> wrote:
>> I'm not proud. Our charter school gives bonuses based
>> on test scores... so when I'm reading the questions
>> to the kids... I definitely hint at the answers. I
>> haven't had a raise in three years and my husband is
>> laid off... I'm so sad I've let it come to this. I
>> figure, it doesn't hurt the kid any... these results
>> are usually lost in a drawer somewhere... but it made
>> me about $500 extra last year. (like I said, I'm
>> disgusted with my behavior)