2020: Testing the Test
Student and teacher boycotts of standardized tests spread across the nation. In New York City, only 15% of students and teachers are continuing to participate in the regents.
2012: Teachers at Seattle's Garfield High refuse to give the district mandated Measures of Academic Progress test.
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2012: Teachers at Seattle's Garfield High refuse to give the district mandated Measures of Academic Progress test.
Discussion Questions:
- What is the responsibility of teachers to be active in educational politics? What about students?
- Who creates tests?
- Why do you think there has been an increase in tests?
- How do tests affect your work as a teacher? As a student?
Additional Resources:
- Fair Test [Organization]
- "Succeeding Where It Counts" [Article]
- "Finland's No Test Education" [Article]
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