I Still Can’t Believe We Have To Make Standardized Test Plans The Same Time We’re Planning A Return To The Physical Classroom

 

I’ve already shared many resources explaining why the decision to require standardized testing this year makes very little sense (see Why Is The Biden Administration Decision To Have Standardized Tests This Year An Extremely Unwise One? Let Me Count The Ways).

I laid out my perspective simply in a Twitter thread I thought readers here might find useful:

Will teachers in the fall do what we always do – use formative assessments to determine the knowledge & skills our students possess and teach accordingly?

Yes

Will the few teachers who have energy for summer school do same thing?

Yes

— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 14, 2021

Is the decision to require standardized testing the most disappointing and unwise decision the Biden Administration has made in its first 70 days?

Yes

— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) March 14, 2021