I would like to comment on this article. I find it really sad that teachers feel they have to change score sheets to survive. I have a problem with standardized tests. My daughter for example was a 4.o student in high school and she could not get money for college because the best score she could get on ACT was a 23. She felt as if she had failed and that she could not be successful in college. Now she is going into her junior year as a nursing major with a 4.0 GPA. I say all of this because we as educators and students are so consumed with test scores that we can't teach our students life skills. I have seniors in high school that can't even address an envelope. When teachers are under so much pressure that they must change answers on tests we are in trouble.
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Changing test scores is a sad way that we would even think! The standardized tests are driving so much right now and it is very sad. You are correct! Tennessee has a new evaluation now for teachers that creates even more pressure. Pretty soon we will be teaching exactly as they outline. Super sad and no creativity.
ReplyDeleteI agree that everyone seems to be consumed by test scores, which creates soo much pressure for teachers. But I also think that knowing the consequences for changing test scores would definitely keep me from changing my students test scores.
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