tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post566769056006450024..comments2024-03-28T11:10:39.098-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Huff Administration pushing $300K testing system, would also test grades K-2Randyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-64422385922195642522015-04-22T11:02:33.256-07:002015-04-22T11:02:33.256-07:00Any educator knows that spending money does not pr...Any educator knows that spending money does not produce results. Achievement is produced through quality, experienced educators teaching with the use of sound educational practices. Check Huff has run off all the quality teachers and no sound practices have been used since he came and had no focus on academics. Where is the 300,000 coming from? (Borrow again). The fact is he doesn't know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-77301483900517930102015-04-20T15:32:45.849-07:002015-04-20T15:32:45.849-07:00Have mercy on the little ones. They still have ho...Have mercy on the little ones. They still have hope for their lives. Don't ruin that with useless testing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-58391035374998531852015-04-20T14:25:03.159-07:002015-04-20T14:25:03.159-07:00Do not believe the new board will allow this overs...Do not believe the new board will allow this overspending to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-11671937238550586612015-04-19T17:34:50.991-07:002015-04-19T17:34:50.991-07:00So, I foresee a massive hiring of data analysts ov...So, I foresee a massive hiring of data analysts overseen by a Data Analysis Director.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-78601541745134572562015-04-19T17:27:23.200-07:002015-04-19T17:27:23.200-07:00Infinite Campus can do much more with data than th...Infinite Campus can do much more with data than the district has ever explored, and we already have that program in place. Maybe the new board should look that over and get a representative from IC to explain what their program can do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-89968380646096064702015-04-19T17:25:20.400-07:002015-04-19T17:25:20.400-07:00Perhaps the new members of the Board don't rea...Perhaps the new members of the Board don't realize how many different ways their teachers are already held accountable already:<br />Principals all must do 10 walk-through observations weekly. They concentrate on tested classes.<br />The new teacher evaluation system requires endless documentation and visits and observations.<br />There is now a requirement for an ePortfolio so teachers can Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-89802019131310443932015-04-19T17:15:08.731-07:002015-04-19T17:15:08.731-07:00There is no evidence anywhere to show that testing...There is no evidence anywhere to show that testing K-2 is valid or statistically significant. It is a waste of money and time and puts undue pressure on children who should be learning to socialize, adjust to a new environment, to learn the alphabet and numbers, and to read and compute in a nonthreatening environment. Are we really going to subject five-year-olds to computerized testing? The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-87938101530937985072015-04-19T13:51:31.636-07:002015-04-19T13:51:31.636-07:00*where*whereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-91523480976853834792015-04-19T13:40:45.572-07:002015-04-19T13:40:45.572-07:00Joplin schools. What every dumb idea comes to live...Joplin schools. What every dumb idea comes to live.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-61475315189070441022015-04-19T13:26:05.078-07:002015-04-19T13:26:05.078-07:00Job posting 2025:
Wanted...Professional Test Take...Job posting 2025:<br /><br />Wanted...Professional Test Taker.<br />Must be able to take a variety of tests under a variety of conditions. Producers of goods and or services need not apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-70100546319428766212015-04-19T13:02:57.188-07:002015-04-19T13:02:57.188-07:00https://www.nwea.org/assessments/map/
More online...https://www.nwea.org/assessments/map/<br /><br />More online assessments. More testing all the time. How about some instruction?<br /><br />I don't care if my kids can take these stupid tests! They aren't valid and they don't help them be ready for the real world--where we don't practice taking tests all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4436176467273664912015-04-19T12:10:23.166-07:002015-04-19T12:10:23.166-07:00"Weigh the pig."
???: If your pig is n..."Weigh the pig."<br /><br /><br />???: If your pig is not gaining weight, rather than feeding (teaching), you weigh (test) him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-19536365734883887412015-04-19T11:39:09.886-07:002015-04-19T11:39:09.886-07:00I was thinking about the fact that we are coming u...I was thinking about the fact that we are coming up on the four year anniversary of the tornado, and at least two of the elementary schools do not yet have safe rooms. Some of those buildings are in deplorable condition. Perhaps before we start testing even younger students, we should make sure that they are safe first. That only makes sense, so I am sure Stevens, et al, would never think of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-16666461171555999612015-04-19T10:51:21.204-07:002015-04-19T10:51:21.204-07:00Why does the district need all of this? What were ...Why does the district need all of this? What were they doing when they were accredited with distinction? Go back and do that. It worked. We would save millions of dollars on unnecessary programs and staff members. Like Sarah, for instance. Or her newly hired assistant. Millions. Give it to the teachers and invest it in materials and you will see scores rise. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-4042442442209165582015-04-19T10:45:17.675-07:002015-04-19T10:45:17.675-07:00How many teachers could you hire with that money o...How many teachers could you hire with that money or how many books could you purchase? As a parent, that is far more important to me than nonstop assessment. This is what we elected the new board to stop. And they should. No bid? Testing K-2? Where does it end? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-43822584047162004252015-04-19T10:43:19.669-07:002015-04-19T10:43:19.669-07:00The claim that they can see every classroom is inc...The claim that they can see every classroom is incorrect They can only see results in TESTED classrooms, which hardly makes the burden of educating students equitable. Are the teachers under this constant scrutiny going to have some kind of bonus? Or will you continue to pay them the same rate as the elective class teacher? That doesn't seem like a fair deal. Will you be doing further Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-63589069440611088942015-04-19T10:06:24.727-07:002015-04-19T10:06:24.727-07:00NO MORE TESTS!!!
Add the fact that K-2 testing is ...NO MORE TESTS!!!<br />Add the fact that K-2 testing is even less reliable than it is for upper grades. Testing young children is NOT age/developmentally appropriate.<br />One more REALLY BAD decision/recommendation from Stevens and Doshier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com