Results from SAGE testing are pouring in with students (3rd through 12th grade) in some districts shown to score around 28%. As if scores this low weren't troubling enough, individuals overseeing this testing are assuring us that the tests aren't measuring content mastery, but career and college readiness.
First question: if the content is not preparing students for college and eventual careers, what exactly is its purpose? (Not to mention the fact that the current job market will be vastly different when they graduate and may include job categories that don’t even exist yet.)
Second question: since when is it appropriate to see if a third grader is “career ready”? I was under the impression that child labor laws had been enacted.
First question: if the content is not preparing students for college and eventual careers, what exactly is its purpose? (Not to mention the fact that the current job market will be vastly different when they graduate and may include job categories that don’t even exist yet.)
Second question: since when is it appropriate to see if a third grader is “career ready”? I was under the impression that child labor laws had been enacted.