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From: Vanessa Vaile <vcrary@uswest.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:959] Re: Clips and Cross Posts
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Just wanted to say how much I appreciate Jon's clips & cross posts. And thanks
to the great responses to my question on tech & PACT. I am still climbing the
learning curve here... often huffing & puffing as I go along.
I have been teaching too long not to have reservations about "Testing for
Results" & testing myths-- wish the view were more balanced. The more
complex the skill, the less quantifiable. Tests are useful tools best used
understanding their limitations and coldly realizing that test taking is a
life skill in todays today's world-- but can lull adminstrators, educators &
parents into a false sense of security (we're testing; we're crunching the
numbers: we have a handle on learning) Thesiren-call charm of testing should
carry a warning label. I wonder if there are any long range studies tracking
post-school life successes of successful test-takers.
Vanessa Vaile
Mountainair NM
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