A High School Teacher on California's High Stakes Tests

A Passion for Teaching and Opinions: STAR thoughts.

So my first real STAR test experience has left a sour taste in my mouth (what a surprise). While I’m all for teacher accountability, these test are only a sliver of the method to measure it. I would trust the student that told me that Upton Sinclair’s whole point of entering the meatpacking industry was to investigate the plight of the worker, than some four answer state mandated test that locked down two vague assumptions.

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[School supplies]

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While the State of California's exams are difficult, its school supplies budget is low enough to meet the standard...

[Aileen]

Wow.. Hopefully this teaching is good.

[singledating]

teh best article I have read on teh very first day of teh year. thank you very much
Anyway, I felt it was about time I posted
Bye Bye