Tag: assessment

  • Waiting For Godot: If You Test it They Will Come

    Samuel Beckett (Waiting for Godot): “But that is not the question. Why are we here, that is the question. And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer. Yes, in this immense confusion one thing alone is clear. We are waiting for Godot to come.” Margaret Spellings: “We measure what we…

  • Through a Prism: The Bending of K-12 Arts and Education

    As much as people are disappointed with the way arts education is situated within the USDOE’s Blueprint for ESEA reauthorization, most people I know inside and outside the arts are pleased with the proposal to rethink AYP . For those who don’t get what I am talking about, click here for a quick and lively…

  • Oh! The Tests You’ll Take–What Dr. Seuss Might Have Written Today

    Perhaps, had Dr. Seuss been alive today, he might have written the counterpart to Oh! The Places You’ll Go and called it: Oh! The Tests You’ll Take. One of the things I like to do with this blog is to bring to your attention things you might have missed. Here’s one for ya: Tips for…