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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Maybe Starr should let us all know the percentage of third graders who achieved a final average of P in math and reading this year. That is a better measure of how well kids are learning what they are being taught than MSA.[/b]
The upcoming test, PARCC, will be much harder than MSA. So, there was already an expectation that scores would go down when those tests start. Should we expect declining test scores for the foreseeable future?[/quote]

The report cards are a joke for Elementary school.  With no Edline and no classroom tests coming home, are you sure the P on your child's report card means what it is supposed to mean?  How easy is it for teachers to give their whole class Ps and say everyone is meeting state standards so they have no problems to deal with?  Does anyone check to make sure the grades are valid?

That's the point of having points of measurement outside of the teacher's control.  To measure a child's learning in a way that the teacher cannot manipulate.  Is it any wonder the MSA's are lower than the county wants to acknowledge so now they have to change the test with the caveat they still expect test scores to go down for a while.  WTF?[/quote]

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