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Friday, March 3, 2006
What is the standard?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPDATE: OKAY, I DIDN’T PHRASE MY QUESTIONS VERY WELL. A TEACHER NAMED ROBERT SUGGESTED REPHRASING THIS WAY, AND I AGREE. SO HERE’S THE QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO PASS THE CRCT?
It isn’t exactly news that the CRCT and the NAEP tell conflicting stories about what kids in Georgia know. And Georgia isn’t the only state with a test-gap problem. I wrote a story anyway, because I am fed up with all the mixed messages and double talk. I just want to know … what is the standard in Georgia schools?
Please don’t tell me to look on the state’s Web site at the “Georgia Performance Standards.” I have, and I appreciate that they are there for the public to see. But that doesn’t tell me what the expectation is as far as how much of the content children need to know to be considered ready for the next grade.
I’d love to hear from parents, teachers and principals, anyone with a view from the inside. Are you clear on what the standard is supposed to be? Is it low? Is it high? Does it vary depending on the student?
Great Crossblogination topic: How sick is too sick for school? Discuss at the MOMania blog here.
