The myths of standardized testing
Are the following statements true or false?
*Students’ knowledge and skills can be assessed by a sample of content that makes up a 45-question test.
*High test scores of students at any particular school prove that there is high student achievement and quality teaching at the institution.
*Punishments or rewards to teachers or students based on test scores motivate them to do better.
*A standardized test score is a better reflection of student learning any any other form of assessment.
*If the stakes to a test are high enough, people will work harder and
Teacher tells kids to ‘oink’ at messy classmate
A kindergarten teacher in Roane County, Tenn., reportedly told students in her class to make a circle around a classmate who was messy, call him a pig and say “oink,” according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
