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Review of MAKING THE GRADES by Todd Farley | Mr. Teachbad

Review of MAKING THE GRADES by Todd Farley | Mr. Teachbad:

Review of MAKING THE GRADES by Todd Farley

Todd Farley, author of Making the Grades: My Misadventures in the Standardized Testing Industry (PoliPoint Press, 2009) leads us through a world that is at once outside of teaching and its very lifeblood. Our Dark Lord. In Making the Grades, Farley chronicles his 15-year rise through the standardized testing industry (STI); from lowly day-scorer to muckity-muck with a big expense account to high-paid consultant. In 1994, Farley started scoring written tests for $7.75/hour in Iowa City, IA. Read more […]