Standardized Testing

[tambreet]

Ah, the joys of standardized testing. Its doing wonders for our educational system.

Weird science: Lessons on hold to prep for FCAT
When Priya Mistry returned from winter break, she expected to spend the next quarter in chemistry learning about Avogadro's number and converting moles to mass. Instead, her teacher said he was throwing out the

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[jlindquist]

Oh, I remember the year a lot of us talked about protesting wasting time on the IGAP tests, suggesting we'd bubble in patterns or all Cs. At the last minute (and no expense) the school decided our English teachers would check the tests themselves and assign us a grade, forcing us to give a shit.

I don't remember if I got thrown out of class for ripping the decision in my customary blunt, literate fashion. I do know that I did *not* suggest getting out a ruler so the districts' administrators could just measure themselves--because I'd left said ruler in my locker.