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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 367550" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>As the child of teachers from a family of teachers and journalists going back several generations, I respect teachers and admire them. I know that I could NOT do that job, regardless of what aptitude tests say. I simply haven't the patience.</p><p></p><p>I get VERY WARY when people use experience judging state testing as their qualification to know if a student can produce the work they are turning in. Unless Australia spends a whole ton of money more than we do on teachers, and on paying teachers to grade the state tests, there is no way to truly get a handle on what a student can do based on those tests. The time allotted for grading of the state essay and writing assignments is so miniscule that it is almost impossible to actually read the essays unless you read like that genius on the show Criminal Minds (Dr. Reed).</p><p></p><p>There are just too many tests and the results have to be turned in before the people assigned to grade them can devote enough time to even skim them. And that is if they only slept for 4 hours a day and did absolutely nothing else. I think it is sad. Not many people, even teachers, realize this about the tests. I just know several people who are assigned to grade the work. It is an overwhelming task that can only be done by making extremely rapid assessments of the work. </p><p></p><p>It may be very different in Australia. I don't know much about their educational system. If it is similar to our system's state testing, then this woman has no clue as to what she is talking about and sadly it will be very hard to get her to realize this.</p><p></p><p>I truly hope she can see that she made a mistake and can apologize and move on. Her tone as it was relayed to us makes me wonder if it is possible though. Without trust between parents, teachers and students the entire system will break down. difficult child will problem have to be reminded that even teachers can make mistakes, and that just because one teacher reacted this way doesn't mean the rest are bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 367550, member: 1233"] As the child of teachers from a family of teachers and journalists going back several generations, I respect teachers and admire them. I know that I could NOT do that job, regardless of what aptitude tests say. I simply haven't the patience. I get VERY WARY when people use experience judging state testing as their qualification to know if a student can produce the work they are turning in. Unless Australia spends a whole ton of money more than we do on teachers, and on paying teachers to grade the state tests, there is no way to truly get a handle on what a student can do based on those tests. The time allotted for grading of the state essay and writing assignments is so miniscule that it is almost impossible to actually read the essays unless you read like that genius on the show Criminal Minds (Dr. Reed). There are just too many tests and the results have to be turned in before the people assigned to grade them can devote enough time to even skim them. And that is if they only slept for 4 hours a day and did absolutely nothing else. I think it is sad. Not many people, even teachers, realize this about the tests. I just know several people who are assigned to grade the work. It is an overwhelming task that can only be done by making extremely rapid assessments of the work. It may be very different in Australia. I don't know much about their educational system. If it is similar to our system's state testing, then this woman has no clue as to what she is talking about and sadly it will be very hard to get her to realize this. I truly hope she can see that she made a mistake and can apologize and move on. Her tone as it was relayed to us makes me wonder if it is possible though. Without trust between parents, teachers and students the entire system will break down. difficult child will problem have to be reminded that even teachers can make mistakes, and that just because one teacher reacted this way doesn't mean the rest are bad. [/QUOTE]
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