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04-26-15 12:55 PM
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Are you a teacher?

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Standardised testing has been said by many to ignore individual differences and that the only thing that is important is 'date of manufacture'.
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While I'm not a teacher and I've only been a TA in the past, my Mom and Sister are teachers, so ranting about what's wrong with the school system is really all I hear around family dinners. 

The big thing right now is the PARCC test.  Last month, the schools took two weeks (yes, two weeks) for testing, and every kid had to take it on a computer.  Schools that didn't have enough computers were just out of luck- they had to divert funds from other projects so they could buy the computers for the kids to take the PARCC.  My friend James, who teaches music, had his already cramped music room converted into a computer lounge.  So no band for two weeks.  No art.  No anything else, really. 

Coupled with that, the test is apparently riddled with errors and misleading information.  The private company who owns the test has been encouraging principles to take strict disciplinary action against students divulging any information from the test- so there's no clear way for parents to really know anything about what's going on.  I did laugh, however, just now when I  logged on to the PARCC's website to see what states have the PARCC- their website lists Washington DC as a state.  Good grief!  If they can't get it right on their website, I can't imagine what's on the test.

So, after all the fun of two weeks of no instruction, teachers have to make improvements based on the outcome of the testing.  And some schools have as little as three weeks to make that improvement- because now there's round two of testing.  One more week of testing to see if those teachers made improvements over the previous 3 weeks.  3 weeks- that's all they get.  And there's so little instruction time in the first place, because the students spend 11% of their time in standardized testing.  This is all letting alone the teachers need to have their own personal testing. 

My sister had her evaluation about a month ago.  The evaluator commented "that was a great lesson plan- you could even turn that into a week long classroom debate, and the kids would get a lot out of the topic!"  Great comment, but with all the testing out there, that administrator is completely out of touch if they think a teacher can sacrifice a week on a creative project anymore.

So, that's the end of rant number one.  Everyone says they support teachers, but if they really did, they'd stop dictating standards and standardized testing and allow teachers to be creative again.

-Andrew
While I'm not a teacher and I've only been a TA in the past, my Mom and Sister are teachers, so ranting about what's wrong with the school system is really all I hear around family dinners. 

The big thing right now is the PARCC test.  Last month, the schools took two weeks (yes, two weeks) for testing, and every kid had to take it on a computer.  Schools that didn't have enough computers were just out of luck- they had to divert funds from other projects so they could buy the computers for the kids to take the PARCC.  My friend James, who teaches music, had his already cramped music room converted into a computer lounge.  So no band for two weeks.  No art.  No anything else, really. 

Coupled with that, the test is apparently riddled with errors and misleading information.  The private company who owns the test has been encouraging principles to take strict disciplinary action against students divulging any information from the test- so there's no clear way for parents to really know anything about what's going on.  I did laugh, however, just now when I  logged on to the PARCC's website to see what states have the PARCC- their website lists Washington DC as a state.  Good grief!  If they can't get it right on their website, I can't imagine what's on the test.

So, after all the fun of two weeks of no instruction, teachers have to make improvements based on the outcome of the testing.  And some schools have as little as three weeks to make that improvement- because now there's round two of testing.  One more week of testing to see if those teachers made improvements over the previous 3 weeks.  3 weeks- that's all they get.  And there's so little instruction time in the first place, because the students spend 11% of their time in standardized testing.  This is all letting alone the teachers need to have their own personal testing. 

My sister had her evaluation about a month ago.  The evaluator commented "that was a great lesson plan- you could even turn that into a week long classroom debate, and the kids would get a lot out of the topic!"  Great comment, but with all the testing out there, that administrator is completely out of touch if they think a teacher can sacrifice a week on a creative project anymore.

So, that's the end of rant number one.  Everyone says they support teachers, but if they really did, they'd stop dictating standards and standardized testing and allow teachers to be creative again.

-Andrew
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Dfsg: Well, I see what you mean. You aren't a teacher, but have close family members who are. I'm a student, and we also take the PARCC test. My school district had to take three weeks for testing back in early March because we only had 235 Chromebooks when 600 students were scheduled to take the test. We had to practice for months, starting in the beginning of the school year. We took time out of our classes to talk about the PARCC test and to learn how to use features, useless ones, like change the background color. I used it, but I think someone noticed it, so it was removed from my test. We didn't notice a lot of errors on our test, but when we took it last year (field testing), entire sections were blocked off for copyright reasons. We couldn't answer any of those parts. We also don't know why we take the test. Every single teacher and administrator has a different reason. "Oh, it's to compare our school against other schools!" "Oh, it's just to see if we're doing a good job." "Well, we take the PARCC so you can see if you do well on the test! Don't worry, it will not count towards your final grades." How can you take such a test when you don't even know its purpose? Honestly, it is something so ridiculous. The private company that you were talking about, Pearson, has this whole test backed by them. I have a few textbooks published by them. And, finally, there's the protests and opt-outs. There have been so many protests because of this one test! It's unbelievable. The opt-outs were high, especially in New Jersey for some weird reason. So, there's that. I think I've said enough for now. I believe that school is for learning, making friends with other students, having a good time, and interaction with the lesson. It's not worry about a test, make the staff feel inferior, curse the PARCC test, take the test (that has no impact on you, it's not like you get a reward for doing 10 days of standardized testing), and take it all again next year. Oh, yeah, there's that. You have so many students exhausted because of this single test, and it's not even like you get to watch movies in class while eating pizza while drinking soda for three days straight. It's just, "hey, good job", and you can go to the next grade (it's not even like the PARCC test matters if you can advance). Nothing cool. Well, I'll be taking the PARCC test again this week, starting on Tuesday, and ending on Friday. Here's my schedule - Tuesday: two language arts (ELA) tests; Wednesday: another ELA test; Thursday: math test; Friday: another math test. Please wish me good luck. We've only had 30 school days to get something in our heads, for our EOY (end of year) test. I'll describe more about this portion of the test. So long, goodbye, and make sure to curse these things/people: PARCC, Pearson, PARCC supporters. Bye for now.
Dfsg: Well, I see what you mean. You aren't a teacher, but have close family members who are. I'm a student, and we also take the PARCC test. My school district had to take three weeks for testing back in early March because we only had 235 Chromebooks when 600 students were scheduled to take the test. We had to practice for months, starting in the beginning of the school year. We took time out of our classes to talk about the PARCC test and to learn how to use features, useless ones, like change the background color. I used it, but I think someone noticed it, so it was removed from my test. We didn't notice a lot of errors on our test, but when we took it last year (field testing), entire sections were blocked off for copyright reasons. We couldn't answer any of those parts. We also don't know why we take the test. Every single teacher and administrator has a different reason. "Oh, it's to compare our school against other schools!" "Oh, it's just to see if we're doing a good job." "Well, we take the PARCC so you can see if you do well on the test! Don't worry, it will not count towards your final grades." How can you take such a test when you don't even know its purpose? Honestly, it is something so ridiculous. The private company that you were talking about, Pearson, has this whole test backed by them. I have a few textbooks published by them. And, finally, there's the protests and opt-outs. There have been so many protests because of this one test! It's unbelievable. The opt-outs were high, especially in New Jersey for some weird reason. So, there's that. I think I've said enough for now. I believe that school is for learning, making friends with other students, having a good time, and interaction with the lesson. It's not worry about a test, make the staff feel inferior, curse the PARCC test, take the test (that has no impact on you, it's not like you get a reward for doing 10 days of standardized testing), and take it all again next year. Oh, yeah, there's that. You have so many students exhausted because of this single test, and it's not even like you get to watch movies in class while eating pizza while drinking soda for three days straight. It's just, "hey, good job", and you can go to the next grade (it's not even like the PARCC test matters if you can advance). Nothing cool. Well, I'll be taking the PARCC test again this week, starting on Tuesday, and ending on Friday. Here's my schedule - Tuesday: two language arts (ELA) tests; Wednesday: another ELA test; Thursday: math test; Friday: another math test. Please wish me good luck. We've only had 30 school days to get something in our heads, for our EOY (end of year) test. I'll describe more about this portion of the test. So long, goodbye, and make sure to curse these things/people: PARCC, Pearson, PARCC supporters. Bye for now.
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mario102 : That Mario is SUPER FLY!!!!!!!
mario102 : That Mario is SUPER FLY!!!!!!!
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mario102 : That's an awesome insiders viewpoint on the testing!  What a tremendous waste of time .

And yeah- that Mario is totally Super fly!
mario102 : That's an awesome insiders viewpoint on the testing!  What a tremendous waste of time .

And yeah- that Mario is totally Super fly!
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Why, thank you! Someone realizes that I am super fly! The PARCC test is a mess. I only took the language arts (ELA) portion of the test on Tuesday. In fact, we finished the entire section of language arts, which was followed by a survey (there was an open-ended question at the end, I can't exactly say it right now). The math section is scheduled for sometime soon, probably next week. My parents and I feel that the PARCC has two purposes, which are to get more people to buy Common Core textbooks from Pearson, and if students don't do well on the test, blame it on the teachers who might get fired.
Why, thank you! Someone realizes that I am super fly! The PARCC test is a mess. I only took the language arts (ELA) portion of the test on Tuesday. In fact, we finished the entire section of language arts, which was followed by a survey (there was an open-ended question at the end, I can't exactly say it right now). The math section is scheduled for sometime soon, probably next week. My parents and I feel that the PARCC has two purposes, which are to get more people to buy Common Core textbooks from Pearson, and if students don't do well on the test, blame it on the teachers who might get fired.
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