So the PARCC is suppose to assess the readiness of children to attend college and to be prepared for a career. Is this really the intent? I have my doubts and that is not the small part of my personal skeptical nature speaking; rather, my long understanding that what 'reformers' want is a way to assess teachers...to hold them accountable.
Okay, so they say they are testing for readiness. Students are ready at different points in the lives for college or a career. So the fact that some students in elementary school or high school 'aren't ready' doesn't mean they won't be 'ready' at some point in time.
Let me say this about being 'ready.' Getting decent classroom instruction, over the long haul, will do more to make young people 'ready' for what is ahead. Another point...the true purpose of education has way more to do with helping young people other than being ready for college or a career. It is time to value education for all that it encompasses rather than for job preparation.
Dick
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