Re: In Defense of Testing

["Allen Flanigan." <Allen.Flanigan@USPTO.GOV>]

Where you start is to tell parents willing to listen that there is another
side to the story they regularly read about and hear about, and give them
the arguments on both sides and let them make up their own mind.  You will
overload a lot of people and turn them off if you get into lengthy or
technical discussions right off the bat.  Use what you can from Marilyn's
writings (the unfairness of teacher ratings based on raw test scores) but
also let people know that assumptions that standardized tests measure
something meaningful and worthwhile may not be true, either.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jedoyon@AOL.COM [SMTP:Jedoyon@AOL.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 1:37 PM
> To:   ARN-L@listsrva.cua.edu
> Subject:      Re: In Defense of Testing
>
>
> So, where do we start?  Simply saying we are right and they have a warped
> agenda gets us nowhere.  Saying they are the fringe is self-defeating.  We
> are the fringe on the opposite end.  To say different is denial.  How many
> parents and teachers realize the harm in high stakes testing or even know
> what it is?  How many of those who know are willing to take a stand
> publicly?
>
>
>

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