[RSCT] Seattle teachers suspended for not giving state tests

[Joe Rowe]

FYI. Good article for any curriculum on testing and social justice.  I
had posted a reader comment on the NEA website suggesting other readers
call the district and ask for a statement.  NEA deleted my comments and
many others.   Unions alone are not going to protect teachers.   It
would be nice if the various social justice groups in SF, Chicago, NY
and LA had an action alert network, as Seattle is using fear to make an
example of 2 staff.  My 2 cents...joe rowe


http://preview.tinyurl.com/neaseattle


good quote:
"In 2007, we were told to administer the Washington Alternate Assessment
System to our students in grades 3-5, and we did. It took nearly three
months because the test had to be given a little at a time, to each
student individually. Meanwhile, our other six children were with our
assistants.

Although the test was modified, it measured our students achievement
against grade level standards. Because our students are cognitively at
ages six months to two years, the assessment was not at their level. It
had nothing to do with the goals and objectives designed for them.

Our goal might be to teach them to hold a spoon or recognize their name
in print, and the test covered fractions."