New York kids stand up AGAINST standardized tests

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

I wish my friends and I had thought of this!  Maybe next year.  Time to kill the tests from the grassroots, and that means us in our classrooms.  And I hope that the teacher gets OUT of trouble.

Published on Thursday, May 22, 2008 by New York Daily News
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miseducation

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

This is TAKS week here in the Texas schools. As a 10th grader, I take four tests this year. Some years we take two and other years three or four, but this is the big year that determines how well our school does compared to other schools. For us as students, every year matters because […]

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Too many tests

Posted on September 11th, 2007 by Freckles Cassie

I agree with these teachers. Students have TOO MANY TESTS! (Also too much homework, which is why I am spending less time on blog posts.)
They spend so much time testing us that we don’t have a chance to learn new skills and new information. Maybe that’s their point.

Teacher group […]

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