Comments on: What Test Scores Don’t Measure

By: Tamara O'Nan

Tamara O'Nan — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:21:53 +0000

Thank you! I needed to read this today.

By: Meagan Kelly

Meagan Kelly — Sat, 04 May 2019 13:52:07 +0000

In reply to Lori Mente. I'm glad you enjoyed the post. You didn't fail them! We are always harder on ourselves!

By: Lori Mente

Lori Mente — Wed, 01 May 2019 03:41:30 +0000

Fantastic post! I just taught a class tonight and felt like I failed the group. That did not measure the happiness that one particular student expressed even though our exercise did not work out completely. That did not measure the other good information I was able to share with an interested group. I think I needed your post today more than ever. <3 Thank you!!

By: Jeni Boulanger

Jeni Boulanger — Wed, 01 May 2019 02:00:23 +0000

What an honest reminder for us all amid this testing season. Like you, I value what test scores do provide us with and feel they are beneficial to a great extent. You’ve also reminded me to appreciate the limitations testing data has — that we must recognize and celebrate those non-testable achievements. The respect for a content, the genuine love of learning, and the pursuit of inquiry are all mindsets that I strive to foster in my classroom. In this age where our students can Google nearly anything, it’s the experiences that they take with them long after they leave our classrooms. The genuine feeling of pride a student gets after persevering through a challenge and accomplishing something they never thought they could do is both untestable and irreplaceable. I live for moments like those — thanks for the reminder.