Top Tweets for #LessTesting
A ballot question that would drop the MCAS high school graduation requirement received the go-ahead from @MassAGO, a critical step in a lengthy process to get the question before voters next year. https://t.co/xbCt7kRSlU #lesstesting
There are FOUR letters in The Boston Globe today outlining many of the reasons why the punishing high-stakes standardized MCAS tests "are the problem, not the solution" for our students. https://t.co/Y6Pv486P9e #ThriveAct #LessTesting w/ @dembinskis @Mass_CPS
MTA President Max Page's response to the MCAS results released today. https://t.co/SMlHoUK3fP. #maedu #cancelMCAS #lesstesting
“Raising cut scores makes for a good sound bite that makes it sound like you are doing something about education, but it’s a shameful act that will lead to more crisis and harm for our children.” – Doug Selwyn, Greenfield #lesstesting #maedu
https://t.co/po1OCy4YOT
All hearings should be virtual. I've never been done giving testimony b4 noon before!
Everyone I got to hear was great!
@Mass_CPS was represented extremely well, especially by @lguisbond
@SenJasonLewis was gracious as always.
#MAEdu #mapoli #MCAShearing #lesstesting
Was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying that he was giving up the high stakes currently attached to test scores? #lesstesting
https://t.co/6akQZsu6j4
When less is more. Less testing breeds more cases. #IngatPaDin #TheVirusIsStillOutThere #COVID19 #LessTesting
"I can't think of any educational organization that does research that says high-stakes testing is the way to go." –– Ricardo Rosa, associate professor of public policy at UMass Dartmouth and a New Bedford parent #LessTesting #OptOut
"We measure real learning everyday and not necessarily through standardized tests." –– @beabraintree President Truong Dinh #lesstesting #cancelmcas https://t.co/KUowi5h1vD
@alfiekohn @SecCardona So if @SecCardona understands how detrimental it has been for kids to sit in front of screens all day, and KNOWS that learning needs to be engaging and authentic, why on earth is he still demanding standardized tests this spring? #LessTesting
What happens when the #stressLevel rises?
This is a positive feedback loop. The #moreStress you feel, the #lessTesting you will do. The #lessTesting you do, the more #errors you will make. The #moreErrors you make, the #moreStress you feel. Rinse and repeat.#KentBeck #tdd #TestIt
In response to a Boston Globe editorial, Senator @Jo_Comerford defends her bill w/@massteacher in calling for a 4 yr moratorium on MCAS testing in order to “build back stronger &more equitably from COVID-19”: https://t.co/mmm9lD8VAI
Thank you Sen Comerford! #MAedu #lesstesting
@GeorgeTakei When I was a sound engineer I used to say "Testing, 1 2 3" but now I say "Testing 1 2". 🤣😂 #lesstesting
Hey @teainfo My elementary aged children are taught almost nothing about history. Now would a really good time to reevaluate that. #LessTesting #MoreHistory #TeachLifeNotTests @MarkDavis
What will you say now sir.
@KTRTRS @Eatala_Rajender
#Telangana #lesstesting #why #Lockdown3 #privatelabs #Government #State
.@LudlowPublicSch Supt. @thgaz proposes recess for elementary school students be part of the state's learning time requirements. #lesstesting #maedu https://t.co/0VlzaNnhHV
This will now be an E LEARNING day! Which AHS students and alumni will show up and fight alongside their teachers for their right to a funded and quality education?!? #lesstesting #morefunding #RedforEd
Better late than never. Packed day/evening. Still work to do. For my classroom tomorrow and for students & teachers across the state. The Statehouse needs to listen.
@scfored #redfored
#lesstesting #studentsdeserveitall #fullyfundourschools #betterpay
Let’s put the testing companies out of business would be a great mantra for the school year! ❤️ #lesstesting #morenoticing #morelistening
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