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Tag Archives: Mandatory High-Stakes Testing

Fragile Civilization, High Stakes

September 2, 2021

On Monday afternoon, 08-30-21, at about 1630 Mountain time, the lights went out in much of our medium-sized Wyoming town.  …

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Pearson And Woke Curriculum: Short Lived?

March 7, 2021

A long time ago, in a land, far, far away, local control of education was thought to be a good …

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The Tyranny of Testing: Part 5, 2020

April 13, 2020

In the first four articles in this series (enter “the tyranny of testing 2020″ in the SMM homepage search bar) …

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The Tyranny Of Testing: Part 4, 2020–UPDATED

April 11, 2020

In the first three installments of this series (enter “the tyranny of testing” into the SMM homepage search bar), I …

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The Tyranny Of Testing: Part 3, 2020

March 29, 2020

In the first article of this series I explained the incredible amount of time lost to mandatory, high-stakes testing (and …

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The Tyranny Of Testing: Part 2, 2020

March 22, 2020

As this is written/updated on March 21, 2020, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, due to the Coronavirus and mandatory, state …

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The Tyranny Of Testing: Part 1, 2020

March 15, 2020

At the end of May, 2013, I began what would turn into a four part series on the problem of …

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Lazy

January 26, 2020

I find myself in my final semester of a long teaching career, reflecting on two things: cynicism and laziness.  Lily …

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Really Reforming Education: What’s It Worth?

August 25, 2019

To those that have been paying attention, this should sound familiar:

STAAR Tests: Perverting Poetry

June 30, 2019

As regular readers know, I am not a fan of mandatory, high-stakes testing, which accomplishes virtually nothing, but makes up …

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The Tyranny Of Testing, Part 4, 2019

May 27, 2019

In the first three installments of this series (enter “the tyranny of testing” into the SMM homepage search bar), I …

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The Tyranny Of Testing, Part 2, 2019

May 12, 2019

In The Tyranny Of Testing 2018, Part 1, I focused on how mandatory, high stakes testing is destroying the canon, removing …

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Reading: The Preservation Of Civilization

April 14, 2019

E-books vs. real books: aren’t e-books trendier and better? As regular readers know, I am not a fan of “technology” …

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The Tyranny Of Testing 2018, Part 5

July 29, 2018

In the first four articles in this series–-available here, here, here and here–I explored many issues relating to mandatory, high stakes testing.  However, I’ve yet …

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