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In reply to the discussion: With fifth-grade test now revealed, New York's tougher new reading exams set students up to fail [View all]Pisces
(5,602 posts)11. Listen, if 5th graders can't make good inference guesses at this age, you have a problem. I just
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asked my 1st grader the questions and they had great picks based off of reasoning. I would like to see the entire test, but this is the
problem. If the answer is not staring them in the face, if they can't memorize rote answers they don't know what to do? Reasoning is no longer being taught?
As a parent I would be more interested in the thought process the kids use to derive the answers.
I think that ranking the teachers based off of the kids scores is what is really at issue. Everyone is more concerned about themselves and not the kids or their development.
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With fifth-grade test now revealed, New York's tougher new reading exams set students up to fail [View all]
proud2BlibKansan
May 2013
OP
They don't need to know % of kids performing above grade level, at grade level,
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#84
The article says that the test was written at the mid 6th grade level, which is a full year
pnwmom
May 2013
#95
And it SHOULD have questions at higher levels. A lot of kids test at higher grade levels...
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#98
I'm not objecting to SOME questions being more difficult, for the reasons you note.
pnwmom
May 2013
#108
yes plus say you have 10 kids in 5th scoring 99% all the time all in your class tests
lunasun
May 2013
#109
what do you mean, 'what???" common core is a project pushed, designed and funded mostly
HiPointDem
May 2013
#63
teachers do not claim they cannot be evaluated. they claim that the evaluations being promoted
HiPointDem
May 2013
#82
Listen, if 5th graders can't make good inference guesses at this age, you have a problem. I just
Pisces
May 2013
#11
The test doesn't care if they made a "great pick off of reasoning." No one is there to talk
pnwmom
May 2013
#24
Once the test is administered no one goes over the the correct answers and why they were correct?
Pisces
May 2013
#27
No, no one does. And the tests aren't made public. Apparently, your first grader is your oldest?
pnwmom
May 2013
#31
You just proved my point. In life you have to sometimes pick the least bad answer. Things aren't
Pisces
May 2013
#35
I agree with you. I think the problem is linking it to the teacher ratings. Everyone wants CYA. This
Pisces
May 2013
#14
the test is going to be used to fire more teachers and close & privatize more schools. full period.
HiPointDem
May 2013
#45
i don't infer it, i know it. and how do you 'infer' that the content of a single test question has
HiPointDem
May 2013
#53
I think if we took away the paranoia of firings and privatization away no one would care about this
Pisces
May 2013
#55
1) it's not paranoia. 2) people *would* care, as the tests & test prep are crowding out everything
HiPointDem
May 2013
#58
If everybody in your class graduated, then the likelihood is that there were some students
pnwmom
May 2013
#25
They are still going to graduate without knowing much about math or english........
PDJane
May 2013
#26
I wish all schools were set up like yours then -- but it is not considered acceptable
pnwmom
May 2013
#34
establishing a single standard is exactly what is being done, and it started with bush. obama
HiPointDem
May 2013
#77
I think it won't matter what test is used. Everyone will complain an everyone will have a different
Pisces
May 2013
#29
yes. and now kids have 3-5 times *more* standardized tests, and more in the pipeline.
HiPointDem
May 2013
#46
no, they're using them to privatize education, and they don't care about your opinion on the
HiPointDem
May 2013
#51
it matches many people's ideas in today's education system. it just doesn't match the opinions
HiPointDem
May 2013
#54
then why did you respond to my initial post, since there's no point? the only 'philosophy'
HiPointDem
May 2013
#59
and so why did you just post another comment to one of mine within the last 5 minutes?
HiPointDem
May 2013
#68
i liked sra. one of the reasons i did was that it was self-directed and the tests weren't for
HiPointDem
May 2013
#73
which helped identify them and for the teacher to give them extra help
riverbendviewgal
May 2013
#90
What's so different? The amount of time spent preparing for and taking
winter is coming
May 2013
#124
"long, dense, off-the-wall nonfiction passages"---EXACTLY WHAT PA'S PSSA WAS/IS!!
WinkyDink
May 2013
#38
you said you didn't want to discuss educational philosophy with me, so why are you here?
HiPointDem
May 2013
#66
whether we're talking teachers or students, education is a labor issue. no, it's not that simple
HiPointDem
May 2013
#70
the students don't lose because you & i disagree. our disagreement doesn't affect students one whit.
HiPointDem
May 2013
#74
i don't know what wsws is, and i don't see anything about it in these threads. you can disagree,
HiPointDem
May 2013
#76