Poll Results RE: High Stakes Testing & NCLB

Though not experimental and only 38 people responded, the results are interesting. Those 38 people who responded have strong opinions regarding high stakes testing.

For the statement: The young people I know enjoy high stakes tests and they think they provide valuable information about them as learners.

One (1) or 2.6% respondent STRONGLY AGREE with the statement.

None (0) or 0% AGREE with the statement.

None (0) or 0% replied DON'T KNOW.

Four (4)  or 10.5% DISAGREE with the statement.

Thirty-three (33) or 86.8% STRONGLY DISAGREE with the statement.

The total % = 99.9%

Though 38 responded to the above statement, only 35 provided information about who they are. Who are those 35 who responded to the statement? Highlights are:

Twenty-nine (29) or 82% are educators.

Seventeen (17) or 48% are students in elementary school. Wonder what middle and high school students think. 

Twelve (12) or 34% attend college or a trade school. 

None (0) or 0% love NCLB and high stakes testing.

Twenty-five (25) or 71% question the value of NCLB and high stakes testing.

Thirty three (33) or 87% have either a Master's or Doctorate degree. 

None (0) or 0% is neutral. 

Twenty-two (22) or 62% say they work actively to debunk NCLB and high stakes testing. 

Sec. Spelling admits lack of educational credentials

This one is GOOD. 

Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zSjexw0Gvs

Congressman Honda nails Spellings and Spelling shows her ignorance.

Share far and wide. This is too good to miss.

Yvonne

Hello!

And shame on all of you for daring to question the ruling elite. Who in the world do you think you are - - "we the people"??

My name is Tauna Rogers, a fellow resister. Guess you could say I do my resisting rather quietly because I am in no position to risk my job - that is I work through cyberspace rather than raising much of a stink in my own school district. Yvonne and I have been getting acquainted via email. I'd like to contribute occasionally to this blog as well as introduce you to my blog. Please stop by and comment if you'd like! I try to use a little humor and satire to point out the absurdities and outrages taking place under NCLB and high-stakes testing. And goodness knows we need some laughs now and then under this oppressive and regressive regime.

Keep up the good fight.

Connecting to other BLOGS

To connect with other BLOGS a good idea is to post something on a comment and provide this link.

Just be careful about where one posts the comments. One might get some well for lack of a better term a non-thinker. And we wouldn't want that.

Google: Out on the Stoop and you'll find some great blogs there.

Yvonne

The beginning of the end for Reading First?

Good News!! (See below) It's the system we have, so until we get a new one...we need to celebrate any progress we can towards a better education system within this system!
Also, I'm getting the opportunity to help some parents start a group called "Hands On, Hands Off" for appropriate assessment for students with disabilities. More on that as it develops...
Lastly, we need to have this blog linked with other blogs and websites...any ideas??

From Education Week at edweek.org
House Panel Would Kill ‘Reading First’ Funding
By Alyson Klein
Washington
The controversial federal Reading First program would be eliminated under a fiscal 2009 spending measure approved
unanimously today by a House Appropriations subcommittee.
In explaining the
decision to zero out the program, Rep. David R. Obey, D-Wis., the chairman of
the House Appropriations Committee, cited the results of a preliminary federal evaluation of
Reading First, released May 1, which found that the program has had no impact on
students’ reading comprehension.
Reading First “has been plagued with
mismanagement, conflicts of interest, and cronyism, as documented by the
inspector general,” Rep. Obey said, referring to a series of reports by the U.S.
Department of Education’s watchdog that suggested conflicts of interest had
occurred among officials and contractors who helped implement the program...

Letter to Obama re: Education & NCLB

Hi all,

Here is a GREAT opportunity to sign a letter fashioned by some of the greatest minds. This letter is written to Obama. Obama will be fielding questions and he needs to know what we think. The guy is, I believe, educable.

Link: http://www.avwebnet.com/EducationReformLetter.asp

Go get 'em!

Yvonne Siu-Runyan

Breaking NEWS!

Please read this article. The Rogue Desk recognizes Ed Kame'enui as profiting on the backs of our kids.

Kame'emui is a special ed person, not a literacy person. 

Link: http://wweek.com/columns/rogue/#43.31