tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post3303193721884286561..comments2024-03-28T02:32:33.019-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Brutal ELA Regents Exam Grading Chart From NYSEDreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-10091704448896269332014-01-28T10:41:12.293-05:002014-01-28T10:41:12.293-05:00This reminds me of this true story from 2012 when ...This reminds me of this true story from 2012 when I was grading the 5th grade NYS Math test. As detailed here, the "right" answer provided by Pearson was in fact wrong: http://www.wnyc.org/story/302903-state-officials-throw-out-another-pearson-test-question/<br /><br />When I pointed this out to the woman running the scoring she told me we were grading it anyway. I asked her why we were grading it if they were throwing out the question. She told me, "They may not be throwing the question out". I then asked her if we were going with the real correct answer when grading it or if we were going with Pearson's wrong "right" answer. She said to go with Pearson's. <br /><br />So I asked, "What you are telling me is that in order for the students to get the question correct they have to get it wrong?" <br /><br />"That's right." she said.<br /><br />"If they get the real correct answer, can we give them credit for that too?" I asked.<br /><br />"No." she told me.<br /><br />At this particular scoring I was also given a sheet to sign stating that I was not allowed to talk about the test, the grading, or anything that was on the test. That I was not allowed to use anything resembling the test in my classroom. (In theory, shouldn't what you do in class at least somewhat resemble what is expected to be on the assessment????) That anything breaking these rules could result in a 3020A and me being fired. I refused to sign it. <br /><br />"You have to sign it." she said.<br /><br />"Nope. I don't. You can send me back to school to teach, but you can't make me sign it. If you want to take this any further I would like union representation." I replied.<br /><br />She told me we'd talk about it later and never brought it up again.<br /><br />At that time it was probably the most bizarre thing that happened in my career. It has since been buried by a mountain of common core bullshit.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907560266226044066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-65421364474148448922014-01-27T21:35:23.498-05:002014-01-27T21:35:23.498-05:00That's exactly the answer and they will give e...That's exactly the answer and they will give everyone the ceremonious middle finger while Gates stands on the sideline holding a big bag of dirty dollars for them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-21276069144629834652014-01-27T20:37:26.590-05:002014-01-27T20:37:26.590-05:00Or they just wanted to give the finger and say &qu...Or they just wanted to give the finger and say "@#$% you, everybody! We'll do what we want and there's nothing you can do to us because Bill Gates has our backs!"reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-6313277580520921152014-01-27T20:26:38.436-05:002014-01-27T20:26:38.436-05:00SED , John King and Tisch are insulated from reali...SED , John King and Tisch are insulated from reality and they are politically tone deaf. Possibly , they have grand delusions of professional competence in educational administration. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com