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The CCSS “Open Question”

October 11, 2012 By Will Richardson

William Mathis

Regarding the two national assessment consortia, the nature and use of the assessments will be crucial. Mathis expresses concern, noting that No Child Left Behind resulted in high-stakes testing that narrowed and “dumbed down” the curriculum and often resulted in test-driven drill and practice. Whether the testing consortia have the financial resources to implement high-quality and higher-order assessments on time is also an open question. [Emphasis mine.]

Whatever you think about the CCSS, that last part is the key. And it’s not just the financial resources; I can’t imagine given the amount of time we’re going to spend testing that at some point people aren’t going to stand up and say “Enough!" 

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