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Shiri Dori wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Karl Martinson writes:
> > Or, hold your dreams until after my midterms (coming
> > up tommorrow, OMG!!)
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> Well at least you don't have to take the MCAS (1)!!! Uch, bleah! I had the
> long composition part today, I totally blacked out and barely managed to write
> the stupid essay.
> And I still have 5 more testing days in May. Ugh!
I heard an NPR report about this test yesterday. They interviewed a
10th-grader who was organizing a protest against the test by having
around 40 students write about a different topic than the one that was
prompted in the test. The guy sounded intelligent and was articulate
but I just didn't really understand exactly why he thought the MCAS was
not a good test...I just got a vague impression that the protesters
thought there might be better assessment tools...
Oh well, I just love when LUGNET has posts that are relevant and topical
enough to be mentioned on a national broadcast.
> -Shiri
>
> (1) Mass-ACHU!-setts Comprehension Assessment Standard... a standardized test
> for MA.
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Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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