PARCC monitoring student's social media, wants schools to "punish" them

[Anonymous]

Why on EARTH would they counseled to "opt out" of the PARCC? That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. They have these tests for a very good reason.

No, they don't. That's the point. The kids know these tests are meaningless. They see them as a joke.

[Anonymous]

I know, right? When we were kids, we took lots of high-stakes tests, and when we distributed the questions among friends, it was fine. Now they say it's "cheating".

I don't know when you went to school, but I did not have ANY high-stakes tests. We had some Iowa tests, but they were not high stakes, so there was no cheating. They did not affect grades, graduation, etc. The atmosphere for those was nothing like it is for the ones they have now.

You must have gone through school during NCLB or shortly before it if you had lots of high-stakes tests.

[Anonymous]

PARCC should change the questions each year.

[Anonymous]

PARCC should change the questions each year.

They should, but that still won't help if the tests in any given year are not given to all students on the same day and at the same time.

When I was in New York, the Regents tests were given at the same time to all students in the whole state of New York. It was amazing.

[Anonymous]

Low quality tests produced for the masses are a joke. I'm sure the kid found a ridiculous item and wanted to get a few laughs. Glad to see that PAARC is on it. They should expel him to make an example of him.

[Anonymous]

Some smart kids should hack into the PARCC test, and post in online, and bring down Pearson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I fail to see the problem with this. The kids should understand that what they post has consequences. It would be one thing if they hacked into private accounts or something, but if they're posting stuff publicly, they have to face the consequences. It's not like students have freedom or speech or anything.

My understanding is that the student did not post the question. That the DOE called his school is concerning.

Not really. Again: Students do not have freedom of speech. Are we clear on that?

What? Yes they do, when they're outside of school.

[Anonymous]

You have to sign a nondisclosure agreement with Pearson to take this test? Oh hell no. My kid will not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I know, right? When we were kids, we took lots of high-stakes tests, and when we distributed the questions among friends, it was fine. Now they say it's "cheating".

I don't know when you went to school, but I did not have ANY high-stakes tests. We had some Iowa tests, but they were not high stakes, so there was no cheating. They did not affect grades, graduation, etc. The atmosphere for those was nothing like it is for the ones they have now.

You must have gone through school during NCLB or shortly before it if you had lots of high-stakes tests.

I don't know of any cheating when I went to school on the tests required for graduation, the TAAS tests then renamed the TAKS test and now replaced by the STAAR test. I was being sarcastic. But I think there are two reasons: the test wasn't that hard, and cheating wasn't that easy. Social media makes lots of things really easy that are really not a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I fail to see the problem with this. The kids should understand that what they post has consequences. It would be one thing if they hacked into private accounts or something, but if they're posting stuff publicly, they have to face the consequences. It's not like students have freedom or speech or anything.

My understanding is that the student did not post the question. That the DOE called his school is concerning.

Not really. Again: Students do not have freedom of speech. Are we clear on that?

What? Yes they do, when they're outside of school.

Even for a regular old high school class, exchanging tests or copying homework assignments is not allowed, inside class or at home. Even if you're off campus, you still do not have freedom of speech, when that means cheating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I fail to see the problem with this. The kids should understand that what they post has consequences. It would be one thing if they hacked into private accounts or something, but if they're posting stuff publicly, they have to face the consequences. It's not like students have freedom or speech or anything.

Of course they have freedom of speech.

[Anonymous]

https://www.aclu.org/free-speech/student-speech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I fail to see the problem with this. The kids should understand that what they post has consequences. It would be one thing if they hacked into private accounts or something, but if they're posting stuff publicly, they have to face the consequences. It's not like students have freedom or speech or anything.

Of course they have freedom of speech.

Freedom to cheat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I fail to see the problem with this. The kids should understand that what they post has consequences. It would be one thing if they hacked into private accounts or something, but if they're posting stuff publicly, they have to face the consequences. It's not like students have freedom or speech or anything.

Of course they have freedom of speech.

Freedom to cheat?

The poster said students have no freedom of speech - that's the point I'm disputing.

[Anonymous]

If pearson is worried about PARCC information being leaked this year, just wait till teachers could be fired and students not graduate if the scores are low.