A is for Apple: Grading Achievement in Schools

This quick video hits on a couple key ideas when it comes to schools and the way they assess and measure their students. The first thing stated was they if you have a school that is not meeting their needs and requirements then it deserves to change or close. I believe this is known as a schools Annual Yearly Progress. The schools must be at a certain level, and if they fall behind on this, they must improve. If they fail to improve, then they must close their doors. I agress with this. Why should we spend tons of money to send students to a school that is not educating them to the best of their abilities. I also agree with the point that there is to much time preparing for test taking, and getting ready for the test. This interrupts on class time and lessons that teachers may want to plan for their students. I believe that some people are confused, because they think that doing well on these standardized tests is the sole purpose of education. In all honstly, these standardized are creating more problems than anything. I love the girl who asked, "Can creative thinking be evaluated on standardized tests?" This is a wonderful question... and the answer is NO! Although this video was no more than 2 minutes long, it covered many important topics that need to be discussed.