Re: More Fallout from the Testing Explosion

["Dull, Chad" <DullC@westerntc.edu>]

How many of you are in states where kids can opt out of state mandated
tests? We can here in Wisconsin and I intend to opt my kids out as they
hit the exams and am hoping many of us will, particularly other middle
class educated folks like me and my wife.

I know in the short term it won't help my school's funding, but maybe in
the long term it could help schools... 

-----Original Message-----
From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org [mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]
On Behalf Of PRISCILLA GUTIERREZ
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 1:48 PM
To: arn-l@interversity.org
Subject: Re: [arn-l] More Fallout from the Testing Explosion

Once again, I fail to see your logic.  I think I will take everyone's
advice and just ignore you...



Priscilla Gutierrez
Outreach Specialist
New Mexico School for the Deaf

....change is inevitable, growth is optional...





>From: ABurke5054@aol.com
>Reply-To: arn-l@interversity.org
>To: arn-l@interversity.org
>Subject: Re: [arn-l] More Fallout from the Testing Explosion
>Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:29:45 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 10/26/2006 9:46:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>pgutpgut@msn.com writes:
>
>...students who cannot identify nonsense words, sounds, or
>letters  fast enough are labeled at risk and given intensive phonics
>instruction  even if they already know how to read.   Hours of daily
>instruction in reading are geared towards getting children to bark out
>sounds and words as fast as they can because so much is riding on
whether
>they can pass DIBELS or not....
>
>
>
>
>____________________________________________________
>We need better people in the schools.  What could be clearer?
>
>Art


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