Not exact matches
Standardized testing has its
place, but there is no
way a single test, on a single day, should be used to make life decisions for children, and that's what's happening
in too many states.
But then, despite facing a budget shortfall and laying off dozens of teachers, School Superintendent Paul «education reformer extraordinaire» Vallas, announced that he was instituting yet another full round of
standardized tests
in June because he believes that more testing is the only
way to prevent teachers from allowing a «lull»
in learning to take
place in their classrooms.
I like what Madison is doing because their leadership, including Mr. Scarice, has said that
standardized testing
in CT has its
place, but has
way overstepped its bounds and its intentions.
The competency - based model is revolutionary
in that it will allow students a choice to demonstrate mastery
in a variety of
ways and
places other than
standardized examinations
in traditional classrooms — for example, through Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs), Learning Seminars, and
Place - Based Learning projects.
English is the
standardized language for immigration documents globally, and proving English proficiency is a requirement for immigration
in some
places —
in that
way, the two topics are directly related.