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Sunday, June 17, 2012

No Tests for Kids as Argued by a 4th Grader, PickyKidPix (daughter of Pragmatic Mom) « Cooperative Catalyst

No Tests for Kids as Argued by a 4th Grader, PickyKidPix (daughter of Pragmatic Mom) « Cooperative Catalyst:


No Tests for Kids as Argued by a 4th Grader, PickyKidPix (daughter of Pragmatic Mom)

Everybody thinks tests are so good.  Why?  People think it is a good way to see a child’s smartness.  Why can’t teachers and principals  think of a different way?  They are the ones who have spent most of their time working with the student, so they should know about the child.  All it does is make the kid nervous, scared, and stressed. It doesn’t only cause this for the kid, it can also create these feelings for the teacher.  It is sometimes scary for the teacher even though they are not the ones doing the test.  Many teachers feel if the student does not do well, it is their own fault.   No one notices it but taking tests is just wasting time.  Why should you review when you can learn new things.  That is why I think kids should not have to take test.
Kids should not have to take test because you are doing the same thing over again in test form.  I was handing