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Who answers test questions in the order they’re given? We were told to first answer these that were easier for us so we got them out of the way and could focus on the harder ones, so we could manage our time better.
We had these online benchmark tests here in Tucson that would immediately pop up with the victim’s score as soon as the test was submitted. It’s great for the kids who did well. But for the struggling kids, it was an in-your-face “You got 6 out of 27, you’re STUPID!”
Add that these tests weren’t normalized until after the fact, and a score of 50 percent was in some cases “highly proficient” — these tests were just a tool for the school district to psychologically abuse thousands of kids.
I was just a 23 year old kid in 1959 at the end of my Ft. Dix NJ Basic training. We had very used M1 rifles that had to be cleaned our last day. First soldier in our barracks done had to put his M1 parts on a white towel as an example to follow. I had my own rifle cleaning kit, & had worked a day before getting everything ready for inspection. So just had to do a final touch up. It impressed the inspecting officer so much my rifle was displayed on a white towel as example to follow. I gave the cleaning kit to the other guys struggling to finish…so they weren’t too hard on me, & learned a valuable lesson.
I went back to school under the no worker left behind program and in order to fill out the requirements for my degree I took a couple history classes. During the final for the last class I was not the first person to finish the exam, in fact I was right about in the middle for speed, but when I picked up the graded paper a couple days later the instructor told me I had the only “real” A in the class with a 90%. Being fast doesn’t mean you’re right.
Nachikethass over 6 years ago
Come on, Caulfield isn’t that dense!
asrialfeeple over 6 years ago
The fact he’s fast doesn’t mean he has the correct answers. As if Caulfield didn’t know.
alien011 over 6 years ago
Who answers test questions in the order they’re given? We were told to first answer these that were easier for us so we got them out of the way and could focus on the harder ones, so we could manage our time better.
pshapley Premium Member over 6 years ago
We had these online benchmark tests here in Tucson that would immediately pop up with the victim’s score as soon as the test was submitted. It’s great for the kids who did well. But for the struggling kids, it was an in-your-face “You got 6 out of 27, you’re STUPID!”
Add that these tests weren’t normalized until after the fact, and a score of 50 percent was in some cases “highly proficient” — these tests were just a tool for the school district to psychologically abuse thousands of kids.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member over 6 years ago
I was just a 23 year old kid in 1959 at the end of my Ft. Dix NJ Basic training. We had very used M1 rifles that had to be cleaned our last day. First soldier in our barracks done had to put his M1 parts on a white towel as an example to follow. I had my own rifle cleaning kit, & had worked a day before getting everything ready for inspection. So just had to do a final touch up. It impressed the inspecting officer so much my rifle was displayed on a white towel as example to follow. I gave the cleaning kit to the other guys struggling to finish…so they weren’t too hard on me, & learned a valuable lesson.
patlaborvi over 6 years ago
I went back to school under the no worker left behind program and in order to fill out the requirements for my degree I took a couple history classes. During the final for the last class I was not the first person to finish the exam, in fact I was right about in the middle for speed, but when I picked up the graded paper a couple days later the instructor told me I had the only “real” A in the class with a 90%. Being fast doesn’t mean you’re right.