A New Approach
I want to explore how Standardized testing affects English in the inner-city secondary classroom. I will write more about this and do more research on this new subject when I have more time later tonight…This could be a new direction that I go in down the road, depending on how much I find with Stardardized testing.
I am not currently ready to completely damn standardized testing as having absolutely no positives. Most people I have talked to in education have already done this. I do not know all the details about this issue yet, so I will take a more open-minded approach to my research.
No matter what one may think of standardized testing in high school (or any school for that matter) it is a reality and a heavy burden for students. Melissa Trujillo from boston.com follows one student around school to illustrate how her class time is devoted to preparing for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test.
There is no time to waste at the Boston Community Leadership Academy, where the teachers and 10th-graders have mere months to prepare for the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test. The exam will determine which sophomores can graduate and which schools are meeting the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law, which mandates that all children be proficient in math and English by 2014.
If so much emphasis is placed on a test I guess it makes sense that all of a student’s time is utilized studying for this test. But at what cost are we making sure students can spit out answers for a test?
A Student Prepares for State’s most important standardized test
Melissa Trujillo
January 6, 2007
Krystal said,
January 18, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Hey jeremy-
I think this is a great topic! I am interested to see what you come up with. I myself have an issue with standardized testing and the ‘no child left behind’ act, but that is another issue altogether. Anyway, I will check back later! Best wishes
Krystal
gvsulaker said,
January 21, 2007 at 10:19 pm
Jeremy,
Your blog looks good so far–you’ve got all of the required components except for a complete class blogroll.
It looks like you’ve settled on standardized testing for your topic. This is a worthy subject that should yield interesting articles. Your interest in urban education could help you focus this topic–most often, it is low-performing urban schools that are punished by high-stakes testing . . .
Be sure your feeds are all relevant, and try to find an exceptional blog or two on your topic.
So far, so good.
RR
Alex said,
April 25, 2007 at 12:24 pm
Thank You