Standardized Testing

[Ruth]

I've always thought taking the tests each year was fun

[Ruth]

H99 wrote: "Ruth wrote: "I've always thought taking the tests each year was fun"

Ah, but you're homeschooled. For example, when we take the state tests each year in Spring, we have to give up valuable class t..."

I can see how that would be a pain in the butt

[Maddison]

Liane wrote: "I don't like 'em. Seems like they're measuring kids by one standard alone and they're making the stakes high."

I agree as albert Einstein once if you measure a fish on it's ability to climb a tree it will go through the rest of their life thinking they're stupid

[Maddison]

Meeeeeeeiyu♫Lalalaalalala Girl♫Imagines Dragons wrote: "Ya.I don't get my results until July or so"

okay so I am assuming you are usa when I say this but I am confused aren't you in summer then and off school?
(lucky you also get a snowy Christmas we don't in nz )

[Maddison]

okay that makes sense now and lucky our 'term' started three weeks ago which means 7 more weeks until our ONLY TWO WEEKS OF HOLIDAY begins

[Leah, I'm HI-larious! (Head Mod)]

Meeeeeeeiyu♫Lalalaalalala Girl♫Imagines Dragons wrote: "Ya...i live in the USA and school's out for me in 2 days...and we did the state testing hm...a month or so ago.THey mail us our resutls..."

LUCKY!!!!! I've got until June 7th (actually, I don't have to show up the last 4 days, but I probably will).

[Maddison]

Kaylee wrote: "I dislike standardized testing. And not just because I don't like to take tests.

It forces teachers to teach for the test. Sometimes, completely useless material is taught instead of things actual..."

Amen I agree

[Jane]

I really haven't liked my tests in the past but my state is passing all of these ridiculous test laws and changing everything to make it harder than before, so the subjects that I like to take tests on we're really fun but pretty much everything just went like this:
English teacher: the state is putting too much pressure on us! I don't have enough time! I need all of you to read these two books complete these projects, these worksheets, and all these essays, and its all due next week! I have too much pressure on me!

science teacher: well, I've been teaching you all pretty well, so I'm pretty sure you'll all pass unless you never pay attention, then you deserve it.

history teacher: I don't like the state and their tests so instead of teaching you anything that will be on there, we are going to take whole entire year to learn about the really small unimportant points of the revolutionary war straight out of the book!

of course I got almost perfect on all of my tests except history, which I guessed my way through and didn't even make commended, but at least I passed.