The week or more used for testing, in addition to the weeks (or months) of test prep, is considered to be a waste of
valuable instruction time by teachers.
Setting up the physical space for students to access and manage materials could
save valuable instruction time and give your students a sense of ownership and agency.
Since we are already required to assess our K - 5 students on universal screening measures three times a year in pre-reading, reading fluency and comprehension, math computation and mathematical concepts, why do we have to lose
more valuable instruction time by putting our students through these redundant assessments?
Special education teacher Kelly Flores, who teaches at Maya Angelou Community High School, said the problems she has encountered with MiSiS are preventing her from doing her job, costing
students valuable instruction time.
Some parents complain the movement has led to more tests for children, which take up
valuable instruction time.