And just think, it was only a few years ago when some of the geniuses in Walton County were slobbering all over Carlene Anderson, praising her for doing such a wonderful job with our schools.
And just think, it was only a few years ago when some of the geniuses in Walton County were slobbering all over Carlene Anderson, praising her for doing such a wonderful job with our schools.
cynical about education leadership, yes. About the potential of our kids to succeed, no. Only so many kids can swim upstream against the currents of mediocrity and obsession with FCAT that is the hallmark of Walton County educational leadershipSo cynical.
Teaching toward what is on the FCAT is a big part of the problem, IMO. Standarized tests are fine if you take them without being aware of what will be on them. Unfortunately, Florida does not do this.
I think you have hit the nail on the head Andy A! FCAT became its own cottage industry, selling "prep" books, practice tests, how to books and of course the tests themselves to the districts. It seems the entire purpose of these tests was to make someone money instead of truly finding out where the students were on the learning curve.