Monday, May 09, 2005
CNN Program on High-Stakes Testing
In the event you missed the CNN Special regarding high-stakes testing, you have a chance to see it next Saturday. The program that aired last night will be repeated next Saturday, May 14th at 2 p.m., 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EST), Texas time. They interviewed me for this program and my appearance is rather brief. Aside from exposing all the fraud, I like very much the human element, the incredible burden and stresses that this testing system places on children in a very abusive manner. -Angela
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we're a group of graduate students, from university of texas at san antonio. we studied the TAKS and standardized testing research with Ellen Riojas Clark this semester -- and participated in a teleconference with Dr. Valenzuela.
ReplyDeleteespecially in the CNN piece, i notice the focus on children, their decision-making. this is coupled with the apparent LACK of decision-making ability our teachers have. as a teacher, i feel a responsibility to educate, not traumatize.
so we've created and distributed a manifesto. for a "TAKS Boycott." we promote the collective action of all texas teachers, to destroy TAKS tests (literally, with scissors or matches or something) instead of administering them. so not permit students like Mia Kang to risk their college futures. teachers should lay down in front of this TAKS bulldozer. if they're want to dismantle public education, they'll have to get through us first. refuse to step aside.
taksboycott.blogspot.com