Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Teacher Suspended for Refusing to Give State Test

Teacher Suspended for Refusing to Give State Test

While I was reading the article I thought of the Yup’ik Fluency Test that students are given beginning in kindergarten. Like Chew I am opposed to our immersion kindergarten students taking the test simply because more than of the students will have the lowest scores out of the YFL sites. Only a small percent (like maybe 2 students in my room) might have an average score. And this test is taken ONCE out of the whole year. What does that show about the child’s growth?
Chew must have thought long and hard before deciding take action. I know I couldn’t do it. What’s happened to him now?

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