tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post3570310227797911165..comments2023-11-05T07:37:23.135-05:00Comments on LIFE AT TRACEY SPEED: I JUST LOVE STANDARDIZED TESTSTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064113501129840818noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-21406072995669802582010-01-23T23:08:44.379-05:002010-01-23T23:08:44.379-05:00No Child Left Behind. A bunch of hoo haw. That i...No Child Left Behind. A bunch of hoo haw. That is my professional foster parent opinion. In Texas kids can be exempted from the standardized tests through their IEP. Guess what happens if a kid is thought to be unable to meet the standards, yep. Special Ed. IEP. Exempt from test. I won't say this happens to all kids, but every foster kid that I have had that has been in the system longer than a year was in special ed. We had a girl who was 11 when she lived with us. Knew the system very well. She was in the 6th grade. Couldn't read, according to them. COULD READ, she chose not to at school because it made her life there easy. Yet, she had met her IEP so she was on the Honor Roll. But she even got the honor roll when she didn't meet her IEP. I brought this up at one of her ARDs. She was working on a third grade level, did half of the work expected of a third grader, had an aide read her everything, and only needed to maintain a 75% in order to pass. WELL, that year her highest grade even under those criteria was 47%. That was her highest. I asked that she be put into summer school because she had not met her IEP. They told me "NO, school is hard for her". Yeah and they don't think life is going to be hard on her when she leaves care in 7 years? Do you think that her employer is going to care if "life is hard" no, he'll want her to do whatever work she is assigned. <br /><br />They eventually removed the child from our home because I was "not supporting her education". Bull crap, I was the only one interested in what happened when she left their care. She is 17 now and has contacted me. I asked her about school, she says she still doesn't have to do anything, and half the time she doesn't even go. She is still in foster care and in 6 months will be on her own. <br /><br />Good job not leaving her behind.annieologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795613389857625993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-53446838764157803212010-01-22T23:31:30.479-05:002010-01-22T23:31:30.479-05:00I absolutely agree with your thoughts on NCLB. My ...I absolutely agree with your thoughts on NCLB. My teacher friends and I have maintained from Day 1 that this is a terrible idea. Not because I am opposed to change, but because looking at kids as a block instead of individuals completely undermines every basic value that this country is built on. NCLB was passed by politicians who wanted a bandaid solution to a trauma surgery problem. <br /><br />URGH. I'm not even going to get started. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. If you like that, you might check out the Filthy Teaching blog, which is written by a close friend and ex-coworker who has been teaching in DC for a few months.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468422056345875269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-55931527404684072652010-01-22T18:30:43.846-05:002010-01-22T18:30:43.846-05:00Wow. You don't even go into the whole fact th...Wow. You don't even go into the whole fact that there are children who have severe test anxiety, so a personality disorder comes into play when looking at standardized test. Just saying!<br /><br />Thanks for the visit and follow!<br /><br />Returning the favor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271472544623395546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-16421918922865105502010-01-21T21:18:57.071-05:002010-01-21T21:18:57.071-05:00I hate state standardize tests. I'm all for n...I hate state standardize tests. I'm all for nationalized tests that tell an individual student where they are in comparison to other same grade students in the country (like IOWA Basics), but state testing is just ridiculous. If they did what they SAID it did, I would agree, but it doesn't. It never does. Its one of the biggest reasons I'm moving back to a state that does NOT conduct state tests, only national ones.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692988119185221445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-54339946095406327982010-01-21T09:15:13.487-05:002010-01-21T09:15:13.487-05:00I would like to know more about your thoughts on t...I would like to know more about your thoughts on the no child left behind act. I will have to blog about my son and see what you and other teachers have to say.birthmothertalkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17690158739622745922noreply@blogger.com