Wednesday, October 19, 2011

May Regents? « JD2718

May Regents? « JD2718:

May Regents?

I don’t know, maybe?

The Board of Regents yesterday approved new rules that will stop teachers from grading their own kids’ state tests. High stakes, you know? High stakes for the students – promotion, graduation. And for the teacher: rating, job. (The original is here, fifth link under P-12)

But how will this affect what kids learn? The Board of Regents doesn’t seem to have thought about that question. Maybe it doesn’t matter to them? Doesn’t seem like it.

In high schools, Regents exams sent out of the building? And graded? And returned… For English and Math in