The Toxic Environment of Standardized Testing
I have not created a blog post since our daughter was born, and I took on a new job as a parent. I wrote this piece about five years ago for publication in the Detroit News. Our students have spent up to 12 hours this school year standardized testing in ELA. This has created additional stress amidst already stressful times. These tests should have been ditched. Does the data obtained from standardized testing tell our community how hard our students work and how dedicated they are to learning? Detroit News - The Toxic Environment of Standardized Testing High-quality tests that accurately assess student learning and help teachers understand how to improve instruction are an essential part of an excellent education. But in some states and districts today, large-scale standardized testing has gotten out of hand, with students taking as many as 20 standardized tests per year. This was the situation in Michigan not too long ago. Teachers, parents, and students felt powerless w...