Arrogance, Ignorance and the Myth of the “High Stakes” Test (Guest Post by Dr. James D. Trifone)
Anyone who has been following Jonathan Pelto’s Wait What? Blog has read several posts regarding the botched rollout of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and most recently the software SNAFU that resulted in an eleventh hour rescheduling of the start up date for administering the SBAC test. Many, including this blogger, have criticized the […] The post Arrogance, Ignorance and the Myth of th
How much time and money can Malloy and Pryor Waste on the Common Core Test of a Test
Maybe they really don’t understand how public schools function or maybe they really don’t understand the impact inadequate state funding has on Connecticut’s public schools. Or maybe they just don’t care… When you see one of state’s elected officials you might want to give them a big “thank you” for putting Connecticut’s public education system […] The post How much time and money can Malloy and P
Reports stream in about problems using Google Chromebooks for Common Core Test
As the Malloy Administration’s Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Test of a test scheme kicks into high gear this week, reports are streaming in that Connecticut schools districts are discovering that despite assurance from Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor’s State Department of Education and the national the entity that is producing the Common Core Test, students […] The post Reports strea
3-24-14 Wait What?
Wait What?: Guinea Pigs (aka Connecticut students) – it is time to log into the Common Core Test of a testToday is the day… In nearly every public school in Connecticut students will put aside the learning process during the coming weeks in order to become guinea pigs for the Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test of a test and the entire corporate education reform industry. In some states only 1