SCHOOL BOARDMEMBER TAKES STANDARDIZED TEST FORCED ON KIDS
“It makes no sense to me that a test with the potential for shaping a student’s entire future has so little apparent relevance to adult, real-world functioning.”
BY MARION BRADY IN VALERIE STRAUSS’ ANSWER SHEET/WASHINGTON POST | HTTP://WAPO.ST/SQUDVR
<< Brady is a veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.
4:00 AM ET, 12/05/2011 :: A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in America did something that few public servants are willing to do. He took versions of his state’s high-stakes standardized math and reading tests for 10th graders, and said he’d make his scores public.
By any reasonable measure, my friend is a success. His now-grown kids are well-educated. He has a big house in a good part of town. Paid-for condo in the Caribbean. Influential friends. Lots of frequent flyer miles. Enough time of his own to give serious attention to his school board