Finally, someone is thinking clearly! According to the International Herald Tribune, a highly influential commission is debating the significance of the SAT and ACT in determining student acceptance to colleges. Some colleges have already made standardized tests optional; hopefully more will follow suit. It looks as though, after doing research for the past year, people [...]
Archive for September, 2008
ACT: A Crappy Test
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACT, admission, assessment, college, financial aid, Harvard, merit, SAT, scholarship, standardized tests, university on September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Standarized Testing in Kindergarten?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged classroom, education, elementary school, kindergarten, public schools, standardized tests on September 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Nothing stifles creativity in a classroom like standardized tests; unfortunately, if the Bloomberg administration gets its way, even kindergarten teachers may be forced to succumb to the pressures brought on by standardized test preparation. According to an article on the New York Times website, the administration is encouraging public schools to test their younger elementary [...]
The Evolution of My Education
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged curriculum, high school, intellectual curiosity, school, secondary education, standardized testing, stick it to the man, students, teachers on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having endured a long thirteen years of required schooling, I feel like I have earned the right to say that education is not what it should be. On a lighter note, I can say that I learned more than what was necessary for my educators to teach me. For example, I learned quickly that many [...]
