Keeslers Writing World

I agree with Kristy that the meap seems to be doing a horrible job of assessing students. I really don't think that by assessing only one kind of learner that you can get an accurate assessment of students abilities. I also don't think that standardized tests are a good way to assess students. Who decides what students need to know? And why should ESL students have to take the same test as those that have spoken english all their life? I really think that standardized tests are in no way helpful and that they don't take into account those students living in Urban areas, speaking other languages, and that learn from untraditional methods. I do understand that it's important to assess what students are learning and how schools are doing, but I think there needs to be another way to do it. I don't know what that way is, so i'm not claiming to have the answers. However, there has to be a better way to check on the teachers and school systems to make sure their doing their jobs. I really hope that at some point in my teaching career a more effective and accurate way will be found.