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Homeschool World Forum • Schools of the ridiculous: - Page 5
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:23 pm
by Sandy

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:46 pm
by bruisin

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:36 pm
by Kitty-Cat

Re: Ridiculous

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:31 am
by MrBill

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:54 pm
by gellegbs

Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:28 pm
by gardening momma
I have a story to add...I heard it this weekend.

A relative of mine teaches 5th grade math & social studies. They just finished Ohio proficiency tests here. Her class scored lower than the national average. She talked to the 4th grade math & social studies teacher about it. From what I understand, the proficiency test a couple of years ago focused more on math than social studies, so the next year (last year) the 4th grade teacher taught mostly math and hardly touched on social studies at all. Then this year, for the same reason, the 5th grade math/social studies teacher (my relative) taught all or mostly math, without much or any social studies.

Guess what? This year's proficiency exam focused on social studies. And she doesn't get it--she doesn't see where she went wrong. She (and other teachers she talks about, as well as other teachers I know) teach to the test, specifically to the proficiencies. About a month or two before the proficiencies, they start cramming--trying to prepare their students for what they think will be on the exam, instead of just teaching math & social studies throughout the year, and letting the proficiency exam find out how much the student learned.

She is a big reason why I decided to homeschool.

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:59 am
by 4given
That is a shame. :?

Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:59 pm
by Theodore
Sounds like the root problem is the students weren't learning either subject properly, otherwise cramming wouldn't have been necessary in the first place. But a lot of people still look at this and try to do away with testing entirely - as if that will improve anything.