Comments on: Grades up, but skills down http://tripleventi.com/2007/02/27/grades-up-but-skills-down/ Extra Large, Extra Strong... without being bitter Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sharpie http://tripleventi.com/2007/02/27/grades-up-but-skills-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Sharpie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:41:53 +0000 http://tripleventi.com/2007/02/27/grades-up-but-skills-down/#comment-1064 Being a parent of a 3rd grader who is taking the CMT (Mastery Tests) next week - I have had it up to HERE with the pressure to test well. They have stopped teaching Social Studies and Science in lieu of studying for a test that is supposed to show how much they have learned up to this point. They teach to the test - not the other way around. I was even asked to purchase additional books to practice the test. No Child Left Behind is hurting our children in ways we will only see the fullest extent played out when these poor kids can't even make change, write a letter in cursive or find the states on a map. So very sad. Being a parent of a 3rd grader who is taking the CMT (Mastery Tests) next week – I have had it up to HERE with the pressure to test well. They have stopped teaching Social Studies and Science in lieu of studying for a test that is supposed to show how much they have learned up to this point. They teach to the test – not the other way around.

I was even asked to purchase additional books to practice the test. No Child Left Behind is hurting our children in ways we will only see the fullest extent played out when these poor kids can’t even make change, write a letter in cursive or find the states on a map.

So very sad.

]]> By: Kelly http://tripleventi.com/2007/02/27/grades-up-but-skills-down/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Kelly Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:09:48 +0000 http://tripleventi.com/2007/02/27/grades-up-but-skills-down/#comment-1061 Gotta agree with you on this one for sure. Gotta agree with you on this one for sure.

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