Remember that “bubble test” they used to have for grade schoolers? It was a folded piece of cardboard that you’d slip a piece of paper into. There were horizontal rows of holes cut into the cardboard, and above the holes were a pair of numbers. You’d do whatever calculation was required and write the answer inside the hole. So, for example, if it was an addition test and the numbers were 3 and 2, you’d grab your pencil and write 6 inside the circle.
Student testing is getting so much more complex. And so many people are involved. I recently read about a new standardized test that kids will take on the computer. Created by a consortium of 23 states, the test is being criticized by teachers, parents, and Republican lawmakers. This is the question that has Republicans hopping mad:
Question 10: Is this photo:
1) A celebration of the end of World War II?
2) A Saint Patrick’s Day Parade gone wrong?
3) The first documented case of sexual assault in the military, a problem that still plagues us today?
Students who note the chokehold and realize that the guy never asked permission (“I just grabbed her”) will know that the correct answer is #3.
I think we should just hand education back to the teachers. That worked for the kids in my generation.
I’d love to caption it “I’m taking that last slice of pizza, back”!
Personally, I don’t blame that sailor for his impromptu celebration of the end of World War II. And no, I wasn’t there! 😉
Ok I was taught Old Math, whatever that is, back in the 60’s & 70’S. If the test is addition, wouldn’t I want to write a 5 in the cardboard circle? Or am I missing something?