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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The author's argument in that blog is awful. Yes, all standardized assessments have their limitations, [b]which is why a *good* teacher will not just look at the test results as the sole measure of a student's abilities, but rather will use it as a tool to help identify weaknesses[/b]. The time it would take for a teacher to assess every single student individually to get that same data would be exponentially greater than the time spent taking the test, meaning the teacher would have less time to actually teach. I am so over this fantasy world where we pretend teachers have endless time and resources to give every child a one-on-one experience tailored exactly to their needs and skill sets.

Also note that the blog is a marketing tool for the teacher's own book on math instruction, so she has a bit of an interest in criticizing current systems.[/quote]

I've only heard teachers say that iready gave them the same information they already have about students.  IOW, it has no value.  [/quote]

Many teachers say this because they don't want to be measured themselves. There's an inherent reason for them not to like standardized tests especially when we've stopped putting the oneness on children and parents to work towards improvement and instead blame the teachers. PP is right. They don't like being put in the position of delivering bad news to parents or being blamed for children's lack of knowledge. Their internal grade as a teacher is rarely reflective of the grades on these tests, but I think there is still an inclination for teachers to be against standardized testing that measures them against their peers. A screener early in the year though would be better received than an end of year assessment. The I-ready test is a tool that takes less time to assess than the teacher would individually. One of the biggest complaints by teachers is time. There isn't time to meet with the highest or lowest reading group, differentiate math lessons, provide new and exciting lesson plans, provide writing feedback, prepare IEP plans, and on and on. We read the complaints here over and over. Tests have been given for centuries because they are effective teaching and assessing tools and take less time than a teacher assessing each child one by one.[/quote]

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