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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If anything, the lower scores on the PARCC English tests reveal the intelligence of the student body. [b]Many of the students were not persuaded by the school's persistent entreaties that the standardized tests were important (to the students), in terms of grades, college prospects, or well-being.[/b] The students simply do not care what the PARCC results may show for teacher or school accountability, or for purposes of comparing Wilson to other schools. So instead they chose to rush through the PARCC so they could return to studying for AP tests, their regular classes, or devote time to their clubs and other extra activities. And the students with other more important classes and projects to work on were more likely to finish the 90 minute test in 10 minutes. Simple as that. It is not a reflection on Ms. Martin (except for her failure to recognize much earlier that the timing of the PARCC tests so close to AP exams was a huge blunder). It is the same old problem with how to measure teacher and school performance with a standardized test that students have zero incentive to try to ace.[/quote]

Not persuaded and rightly so!

By putting so much emphasis on the PARCC exam and teaching to it, DCPS is setting the example that you should only focus on test scores that matter for you getting judged.

Central Office emphasizes PARCC scores to the exclusion of holistic, effective education and sees the scores as a meaningful way to judge teachers and schools.

Students choosing to focus on AP exams over community participation (ie, making an effort on the PARCC) is just the same thing.  Their "achievement" will be judged by AP exams; PARCC is irrelevant to them as individuals.

DCPS told them that test scores are all that matter, right?
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