tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post6936830780909597790..comments2023-12-17T04:42:44.185-06:00Comments on Mrs. Laffin's Laughings: Standardized Testing at What Cost?Jennifer Laffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-29049063078674487812014-04-23T21:42:50.263-05:002014-04-23T21:42:50.263-05:00I know this is sooooo last week, but I wanted to l...I know this is sooooo last week, but I wanted to let you know how much I LOVE your thinking!!! First of all PBL is so fun because it is interest driven and when students are interested they are engaged! Which is something that is always a struggle, so PBL is a great way to remove one of the struggles we face in the classroom. However, it is messy.....so I can only do it in small bits because I only have energy for so much. :/<br />Secondly, there are some things we can do about testing:<br />1. Join: http://testingtalk.org/ and share your experiences with testing. <br />2. Continue supporting each other's teacher created materials that you find on blog's like this or TPT. If you don't like something about the materials give the person that feedback. I'm sure they will listen UNLIKE Pearson.<br />3. That leads me to the final point, do your best to support smaller businesses / publishing houses when purchasing books. Large corporations like Pearson are the machines behind testing and if we continue to purchase from them (with school dollars or our own) we are also supporting testing. <br />Thanks for words, Jennifer, they inspire me!<br />HeatherAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00294488129665296837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-13188738402807557302014-04-16T19:49:11.775-05:002014-04-16T19:49:11.775-05:00Agreed. On Day 3 of Day 6 right now.................Agreed. On Day 3 of Day 6 right now................over it.<br />Alison<br /><a href="http://www.rockinandlovinlearnin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'</a>Alison Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18353164628345963175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-41982248095927992872014-04-16T05:54:27.964-05:002014-04-16T05:54:27.964-05:00I so agree with you but unfortunately no one ever ...I so agree with you but unfortunately no one ever involves actual teachers in the standardized testing decision making. I really wish the "powers that be" would actually come spend some time in a teaching position for a month and then be assessed by their students' progress on a standardized test they did not make and see how that works out for them. THEN they *might* realize their folly.Mrs. Spangler in the Middlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268748395471302noreply@blogger.com