Return-Path: <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6SDurG05653; Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:56:53 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:56:53 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <C92B80B6-647E-4416-99BD-E2F0A172FC66@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: David Rosen <djrosen@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-assessment@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ASSESSMENT:1173] RE: high-stakes testing, state/federal accountability, and standardized tests X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.733) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 628 Lines: 22 NIFL-assessment colleagues, Thanks to Howard for the engaging way in which he opened this topic. On Jul 28, 2005, at 9:17 AM, Pauline Mcnaughton wrote: > .Standardized testing may not always be the "sharpest knife" in the > drawer > someone told me recently, but it is often the only knife in the > drawer. To continue Pauline's great metaphor: 1) We should use the best knives we have. 2) We may need some new, better knives. 3) We should be careful not to use knives when spoons or forks would be better. 4) We should avoid using knives to hammer nails or fasten buttons (ouch) David J. Rosen djrosen@comcast.net
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