tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post6084241997711853938..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: Evidence grows we are entering a new era of mass delusion and test score inflation- including cut score manipulationPatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-20836505342287618752016-08-05T10:29:36.549-04:002016-08-05T10:29:36.549-04:00As Leonie Haimson points out NYS testing has been ...As Leonie Haimson points out NYS testing has been a shell game for years. In 2013, NYS rushed to introduce common-core aligned tests before PARCC itself was ready to roll out its own assessment—that would come in the 2014/2015 school year-- before teachers had had any meaningful training in the new standards, and before students had had much exposure to them. The decision was a disaster, creating a backlash among parents, principals and educators of all stripes. (And those tests were in addition to the introduction of the MOSL an entirely separate round of tests, the sole purpose of which was teacher evaluations.) Ever since that hasty 2013 roll out, the “common core” tests have changed substantially every year. In 2013 and 2014 I received copies of the 6, 7 and 8 grade ELA tests and wrote about them here: https://andreagabor.com/2013/06/03/unwrapping-new-york-states-new-common-core-tests/<br />And here: https://andreagabor.com/2014/06/11/unwrapping-new-york-states-latest-common-core-tests/<br /><br />There is no way you can make an apples-to-apples comparison of these tests. Maybe rotten apples to rotten oranges…<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-71277839628358429622016-08-04T18:36:56.865-04:002016-08-04T18:36:56.865-04:00Great post Leonie and so right. Where to now?Great post Leonie and so right. Where to now?James Eternohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578647381229034792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-28497305508916073282016-08-04T11:35:07.587-04:002016-08-04T11:35:07.587-04:00From the first day of school last year, parents we...From the first day of school last year, parents were bombarded with propaganda from the DOE touting all the wonderful changes to the tests that would make them more meaningful and friendly for our children. All year long we received word from on high how important these tests are and parents, teachers and administrators were told that opt out was not acceptable. After constant bully and threats about loss of funding, parents reluctantly had their children sit for the tests, afraid they would hurt their schools. Of course the test scores were manipulated. How would the DOE maintain the facade of validity to their rhetoric? How could the state justify to parents that the Common Core was doing it's job and continue to pour millions of dollars into a testing regime that is useless? How could the state be transparent with this failure when the charter lobby has pushed an agenda they have decided, much against the will of public schools? The Emperor and his Chancellor have no clothes. It's disgusting they would put millions of children, teachers and schools through this (expensive) charade. Shame on them, but it's in line with all the other manipulations we are experiencing as a nation....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com