BCTF: 2008 February 6
http://www.bctf.ca/
As Grades 4 and 7 students began writing FSA tests on Monday, the problems came pouring in by phone and e-mail: computer crashes in all parts of the province; administrators denying parents the right to exempt their child from the tests; children walking to neighbouring schools to take the online portion of the test; libraries and computer labs off limits to the rest of the school for up to two weeks while the tests are being written. At a news conference held at the BCTF on Monday, February 4, teachers, a local president, and a retired superintendent raised similar concerns about the Foundation Skills Assessment.
News Conference on FSA
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So the tyranny of standardized exams has reached Canada too!
Reading this short post made me recognize the power of that familiar opponent of creative teaching and real knowledge.
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