tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467015406231401964.post1717855986171654681..comments2023-03-27T10:24:04.640-04:00Comments on The Fire Horse: The State Test ProposalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467015406231401964.post-74124779041459479902013-03-13T18:51:27.448-04:002013-03-13T18:51:27.448-04:00I'm a teacher, so I could write a novel for a ...I'm a teacher, so I could write a novel for a response here. But I won't. Suffice it to say that scores will probably be low until someone teaches the kids how to take the test itself. Standardized test scores are low because kids--all the way through high school--don't have the skills to take that kind of test. If they knew how to take the type of test well that they're forced to take, they'd do better on it. And, yeah, it would help if the Common Core stuff was in the curriculum.Steven E. Belangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029874769975843685noreply@blogger.com