Standard test was Re: [Sca-cooks] Iceland & Scotland - what to get?

[ruadh]

Misha, how about doing a term paper, on "Effects of Politics on Virginia
Schools, The SOL's" ?
Give space to all sides of the story, Your's & Pro's & Con's. Research a
Politician involved. Look for the 'public record' that started the SOL's [
history/ research - that's what SCA is about]. Develop the skills.

----- Original Message -----
From: <grizly at mindspring.com>
Subject: Re: Re: Standard test

sca-cooks at ansteorra.org wrote:
> In a message dated 6/8/01 10:20:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
grizly at mindspring.com writes:

> They don't tell you how to teach so much as tell what is and isn't being
> learned . . . assessment tolls and not policy making tools.

Have you seen the curriculum of high schools in Virginia? They give us this
little sheet every year that has corresponding SOL numbers and teachers have
to go by that sheet to teach. >>>>>

What you seem to be unhappy about and railing against is the policy and
decisions made . . . . not the tests.  The test is an assessment tool.  The
test didn't decide what the teacher teaches.  I was in high school once and
have felt the way you describe about test taking and cirricula.  It requires
a sentient being to decide what is being done in a classroom and being given
to students to learn.  Believe me when I suggest humbly that effective
change can only be made by directing energy and feedback to people who make
the decisions and not the piece of paper that lands in fromt of you on
testing day.

niccolo