Screw Standardized Tests (and here's how)

[Modern School]

Here's the link to Opt Out of Standardized Tests, with links to groups fighting standardized tests and a wiki you can contribute to http://optoutofstandardizedtests.wikispaces.com/.

(Thanks to Schools Matter for sharing this one).

Opt Out Groups on Facebook
Parents & Kids Against Standardized Testing (Opt Out of State Testing)

Page for parents, teachers, students of all beliefs and backgrounds.

Parents & Kids Against Standardized Testing ( Opt Out of State Testing )

Group for parents, teachers, students of all beliefs and backgrounds.

OPT OUT OF THE STATE TEST : The National Movement

Group for parents, teachers, students whose primary focus is the preservation of public schools through the opting out of state tests. Members supporting alternatives to public education are not welcome in this group.

OPT OUT of State Tests: Parent/Student Support against Standardized Testing

Group where parents frustrated by public school policies and mandates like standardized tests can feel comfortable to explore and share ideas about non public education alternatives.


Modern School
http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/08/screw-standardized-tests-and-heres-how.html

[ZombieHorde]

1. Step one: Cut a hole in the paper. Step two: ... nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. use red ink.

[dkf]

3. SATs and ACTs too?

[Pholus]

4. Why not? Seen PLENTY of high scorers on both not amount to much in my classes.

Only fools believe that a single high-stakes, multiple choice test can be used as a complete inventory of ability and potential.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. The problem with this:

In many states, test scores are tied to graduation or promotion. So the kids would be punishing themselves.

And the schools could suffer. If all the kids don't take the test, the school doesn't make AYP.

I hate these tests as much as anyone but opting out doesn't appear to be the best strategy, IMO. We need to have legislation that allows opting out.

[Modern School]

6. Screw AYP Too

Who cares about AYP.

Civil disobedience can only work, of course, if enough join in. And if enough do join in, AYP becomes meaningless.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Ok, you go first