Schoolwide Blog

I am without access to email this morning as something mysterious is going on with my school’s server.  At least, it’s a mystery to me since I have not received any email since last night.  That’s unusual and worrisome as I’m always waiting for a response from someone about something.  It’s an example of the fast-paced lives we lead. More...

Why do the state test developers continually confuse the kids by changing or asking questions in a difficult way?  I’m repeatedly asked this question both at large workshop sessions and in the direct test preparation work I do in schools.

Teachers feel, as I did, that there seems to be intention on the part of test developers to trick students rather than to measure their comprehension. This is a pervasive feeling on the part of educators mostly because they feel that the questions are worded in such a way that kids don’t recognize what they are being asked and that causes the break down in their ability to choose the correct answer to a question rather than them not knowing the information needed to answer the question.