tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171886679912196473.post8445078745168596520..comments2013-01-24T03:05:54.256+11:00Comments on Jasmine of the Valley: Standardised testing...Mamayalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09381395081577670368noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1171886679912196473.post-11984907814363555132011-02-21T15:46:54.351+11:002011-02-21T15:46:54.351+11:00Nice post, and I agree (as you know!).
For us the...Nice post, and I agree (as you know!).<br /><br />For us the bottom line with testing is, what do we hope to learn and what do we intend to do about it. Daddy Snow and I don't believe that any tests would tell us much worth knowing, since we're already pretty aware of what the snowflakes are/aren't 'good at'. And, whatever the results, we'd be unlikely to change what we're doing anyway. So really there doesn't seem to be any point in having the kids take tests.<br /><br />It wouldn't surprise me to find that they are designed to be more useful for schools than for children and parents - ie, if a school produces an unexpectedly large percentage of low scores, this could indicate an issue with that school.Ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282542608502559263noreply@blogger.com