Finally! Union supports standardized tests boycott
Seems like someone finally has the balls to stand up for kids and teachers. The Seattle Times reports the teachers union shares concerns the faculty at Garfield High has raised about district-required standardized tests.
As a result, the Garfield teachers announced that no teachers at the school would be giving the tests this winter, even though the district requires them to do so. Nearly all the faculty signed a letter to the district saying they’re not against testing, but they think their standardized exams (MAP) is a flawed test that fails to help them or their students and waste valuable class time.A definite step in the right direction, though I'd suggest taking it further and leaving out the part about not being against testing. Despite the elites, foundations, and entrepreneurs who impose things like tests on "other people's children," the informed educators, parents, and students working in those schools know there
