Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lower Achievers Find Achievement Tests Stressful and Demotivating

Sats are too 'unreliable and stressful', say unions

The tests were often "stressful and demotivating" for pupils, particularly for lower achievers, while "narrowly focused" testing did not take account of the social and cultural backgrounds of pupils, the unions said.

9 comments:

EconomicDisconnect said...

Give them all A pluses, thats what we do here in mASS.

mab said...

The new (e)CONomy is great for lower achievers. At least the ones that have access to the Fed.

CONsider. As a result of their utter incompetence, Wall Streeters have garnered the biggest bonuses in history.

And remember, it's not just fraud, it's Government sponsored fraud. That's why I'm certain that a depression on Main St. is inevitable.

watchtower said...

How damn stressful can it be to color in all the "none of the above" circles, worked for me : )

Stagflationary Mark said...

GYSC, mab, & watchtower,

Bush on Grades

To those of you who've recieved honors, awards and distinctions, I say well done... and to the C students... I say, you too can be President of the United States.

mab said...

and to the C students... I say, you too can be President of the United States.

Like I said, the new (e)CONomy is great for lower achievers!

*sigh*

Otepoti said...

Oh thank goodness, for a second I thought I'd wandered onto the blog of a lefty teacher from New Zealand.

David Foster said...

Well, I think there should be a new airline, which should be the only one that leaders of teachers unions and professors in ed-schools should be permitted to travel on. Flight crews would be exempt from both the FAA written test, which does not take account of social & cultural backgrounds, and the practical flight test, which is often very stressful.

Stagflationary Mark said...

Otepoti,

Heavens no! Nothing could be further from the truth!

Please wait while I weave you a perfect attendance trophy out of Kiwi feathers, lizard tails, frog legs, and bat droppings. ;)

Stagflationary Mark said...

David,

Hahaha!

Perfect Attendance Airlines

We'll get you there safely and on schedule, but if we don't that's okay too!