As I indicated yesterday, the State of Illinois is in the process of adding a good deal more testing to the already onerous amount that students face on a daily and yearly basis.
Students have quizzes, unit tests, written papers, ISAT, PSAe, ACT tests and more!! Added to this is the call for testing in all grades (were any missed in the past?),
3-11. The article didn't mention the content of the tests in terms of curriculum.
The single biggest reason for the added burden of more student testing is that the State of Illinois is hoping to escape the clutches of No Child Left Behind.
Perhaps avoiding the mandate of NCLB is worthwhile but not at the expense of expanding the ever-increasing testing which confronts students. There already is an excess of testing. Just ask the students. Oh, I forgot, 'we' know what is best, there is no need to check with the kids.
Most students simply want to learn. Give them a challenging, enriching and exciting course and you'll find that the vast majority of them will be turned on to learning. And that is a far more worthwhile goal of education than the constant drumbeat of more testing.
Thanks,
Dick
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