tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post4681585793019261208..comments2023-10-21T07:24:52.604-05:00Comments on Fat Jack's Erratic Rants: ARE STANDARDIZED TESTS REALLY ALL THAT BAD?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-33826812555364513082009-06-26T10:35:39.967-05:002009-06-26T10:35:39.967-05:00Enjoy the vacation.Enjoy the vacation.The CDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138020218165030880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980269.post-66614133481617495882009-06-25T07:05:06.909-05:002009-06-25T07:05:06.909-05:00Standardized tests are not that bad. It is the ove...Standardized tests are not that bad. It is the overemphasis on such tests that causes the problem. Standardized tests are just one tool in education and when we make them the most important thing in schools, we are shortchanging students' education. In Missouri, for example, we train children to pass the MAP tests, but odds are they are not going to have to go through life passing standardized tests. We may be shortchanging their futures in exchange for scores that mean nothing.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.com