The Testing Window
Saturday, March 28, 2015
It's over. It's not over. A Few Thoughts from a Few Weeks in the Life of a Test Administrator (I mean teacher).
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When we finished OGT week there was little relief. Students had been told that the following week (this week) they'd complete thei...
Friday, March 20, 2015
Wish Us Luck.
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I walked into my classroom yesterday morning to prepare for a last day of review prior to the Social Studies Ohio Graduation Test. Th...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Call it PARCC, or AIR, it's too much testing.
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State Senator Larry Obhof, Medina Republican, had some things to say in the Plain Dealer today, including the idea that Ohioans don't ha...
Monday, March 16, 2015
Chief Assessment: OGT day one.
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The high school where I work achieved an "A" last year in its indicators, meaning we accomplished a passing rating according to th...
Friday, March 13, 2015
I'm dreaming about these tests.
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Well, next week is the Ohio Graduation Test. I've always sort of joked that this is the week when I earn my money. As you'd imagine,...
Sunday, March 8, 2015
A Moment When State Tests Are Visited By Violence.
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I wrote the poem below in 2005. I was administering state assessments to kids who were at their last chance...pass and graduate...don't ...
Thursday, March 5, 2015
HB 74
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In the fall of last year Representative Andrew Brenner made a proposal to limit standardized testing to 4 hours per subject per year. Needle...
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