Lawmakers Backing Standardized Tests Should Practice What They Preach
When it comes to the whip, one side is definitely better than the other.
Everyone wants to hold it by the stock. No one wants to get hit by the lash.
That’s why politicians as diverse as Donald Trump and Joe Biden have struggled so desperately to defend standardized testing.
They want to keep control of the torture device they’ve inherited from their predecessors without feeling its sting, themselves.
Take the current Covid crisis in our public schools.
Educators are scrambling to teach safely and most lawmakers stand aside unsure how to help.
We can’t figure out which students to assist, they say, without first giving them all a CONTINUE READING: Lawmakers Backing Standardized Tests Should Practice What They Preach | gadflyonthewallblog