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accountability seem to usually rise from the political community. When the political community demands that tests serve high-stakes accountability functions, professional testing standards can be easily compromised. “In accountability contexts, test results decide which students are retained in grade, held back from graduation, and assigned to tracks or special classifications…high-stakes testing produces teaching and testing practices that lead to inflated test scores and further disadvantage already disadvantaged

With a race, a winner and a celebration is soon to come after being finalized by the judges. The celebration would be at the winner’s circle The winner’s circle was placed in various locations throughout Churchill Downs during the years. From 1875 to 1929 the winner’s circle was drawn on the racetrack by using chalk dust and not always in the same area. In 1938 the first real winner’s circle was added. The Circle included a presentation stand and was placed in the infield of the track. (Chew pg

The Washington Post published the story “2015 Superintendent of the Year: High-stakes testing is the ‘fool’s gold’ of accountability” by Valerie Strauss on August 27 about one superintendent’s discontent with constant “high stakes testing”. Strauss was covering the story of man who was named the “2015 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year”, Philip D. Lanoue who is the superintendent of the Clarke County School District in Georgia, which is one of the most

High stakes testing is basically one test that results have proven in the most recent years an enormous impact on education today. The outcome of these tests can have a major effect on students, teachers and schools. High stakes testing should not determine how smart a student is or how well a teacher can teach. These tests have been proven to have a negative impact on a student’s motivation to learn as well as a teacher’s motivation to teach. Not all students learn the same nor do they test

status and race is an extensive public education issue. Lastly, high stakes, standardized testing is an issue that many educators, students, and parents face each year. I consider high stakes testing to be the biggest impact on my classroom each year and the issue that causes the biggest impact on my third graders. Testing is important to measure what and how well students learn and it also gives teachers and

I grabbed onto my horse’s mane as she galloped through the trails. Everything around me was a blur. It was almost as if I was riding a thoroughbred that had just taken off out of the gates. There have been many amazing animals throughout history, but perhaps one rose above the others. Perhaps that one was Secretariat. The champion thoroughbred Secretariat unknowingly changed the world the second he was born, racing to first place almost effortlessly, and leaving an indelible mark on the world. As

impacted my life. Tests have been a part of my education since I can remember, but to be more specific on the assessment type, I know high-stakes testing a little too well. When I started school, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was new and at the center

4103228 Pol 3489W Caraway High Stakes Writing Exercise CSR From the public outcry of unethical sweatshops in the 90s to the Rana Plaza collapse of 2013, the issue of whether corporations should engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been a topic of debate. When determining whether branded apparel corporations should engage in CSR or not, there are many factors to consider, like questions of economics, legality, and philosophical outlook. From the factors mentioned, philosophical outlooks

Testing accommodations for high-stakes tests have recently become a topic of conversation among state and federal legislators. In addition to those higher up, classroom teachers of exceptional students (special needs) have begun to question the validity of tests for their students. Due to the rising number of high-stakes tests that are administered, there have been a number of research studies completed in order to help prove whether or not accommodations are even worth the time. Accommodations

Over the years our education system has changed greatly. Of course the changes that happen can bring negative and positive changes. One of the greatest chances in the education system is having mandate high stakes exams throughout the United States. Mandate High stakes exams are test that analyze students achievements scores with other students from across the United States. Theses scores are extremely important because it had negative and positive effects on the students, teachers, school and the