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My2Girlz11
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Name: Corrie
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ELA test
What did everyone think?
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Posted 4/18/13 5:52 PM |
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HoneymoonBaby
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/11 635 total posts
Name: CJ
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ELA test
Too long...
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Posted 4/18/13 6:37 PM |
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Palebride
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Name: Lori
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Re: ELA test
I thought it was unfair. I teach 8th grade. The reading passages were too long on the 2nd and 3rd days, and many students weren't able to finish, or finished with a rush job that they weren't proud of. I don't understand how NYS is going to learn anything about the amazing young minds that I teach based on that "test" they gave them this week. It seems as though they don't really want to learn anything about them....they just want to see them fail so they can claim they know how to teach them better. I'm angry for them. They deserve better than that.
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Posted 4/18/13 7:39 PM |
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My2Girlz11
LIF Adolescent
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Name: Corrie
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ELA test
I agree with all. Too long and not a true developmentally appropriate measure of their abilities.
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Posted 4/18/13 8:48 PM |
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pinkey
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ELA test
Rediculousness
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Posted 4/18/13 9:08 PM |
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SLPlady1984
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Re: ELA test
And the fact that those passages were used in the review books the testing company sold to schools who had the money to pay for them...not fair!
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Posted 4/19/13 1:55 PM |
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Teachergal
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Re: ELA test
I thought the third grade test was difficult- too long and the questions were confusing.
Posted by SLPlady1984
And the fact that those passages were used in the review books the testing company sold to schools who had the money to pay for them...not fair!
I didn't hear about this! What happened?
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Posted 4/20/13 7:02 AM |
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My2Girlz11
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Name: Corrie
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Re: ELA test
Posted by Teachergal
I thought the third grade test was difficult- too long and the questions were confusing.
Posted by SLPlady1984
And the fact that those passages were used in the review books the testing company sold to schools who had the money to pay for them...not fair!
I didn't hear about this! What happened?
I heard multiple grades. It was in the test prep books
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Posted 4/20/13 2:28 PM |
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SLPlady1984
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Re: ELA test
Yep google NYS exam passages replicated from review books
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Posted 4/22/13 6:20 PM |
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SLPlady1984
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Re: ELA test
Here Article
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Posted 4/22/13 6:22 PM |
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Palebride
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Name: Lori
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Re: ELA test
That makes me equally angry and sad. What exactly are they hoping to accomplish with these tests? Why are they trying to ruin education?
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Posted 4/22/13 6:44 PM |
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SLPlady1984
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Re: ELA test
I don't get how the company keeps getting contracts for these tests every year there is some scandal of sorts!
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Posted 4/22/13 9:02 PM |
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Erica
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Re: ELA test
Posted by SLPlady1984
I don't get how the company keeps getting contracts for these tests every year there is some scandal of sorts!
B/c they are lining Cuomo's presidential campaign fund. Pearson was on Cuomo's LETTERHEAD inn a recent letter to schools.
The millions of dollars that go to these companies aren't even looked at, but forbid the teachers get a 1% raise.
I graded at BOCES this week and the kids did AWFUL!!! (Books 2&3) There were a ton of blank responses...I thought maybe they opted out, but I think they ran out of time. (it was computer scoring, so I didn't see the rest of their test. )
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Posted 4/28/13 12:04 PM |
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SLPlady1984
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Re: ELA test
A bunch of my kids ran out of time
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Posted 4/28/13 8:11 PM |
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