http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/20/seattle_teachers_students_win_historic_victory
http://scrapthemap.wordpress.com/
The term "High-Stakes" testing comes up in this video wherein the MAP testing requirement for some Seattle schools is no longer mandated. Some other method of assessing the student's performance is required, but this need not be the MAP testing. In this video, they do provide some explanation why the MAP testing isn't seen as a good thing. Of course, I don't imagine students like standardized testing, but their reasoning seems to go farther than this.
It seems well-reasoned. It would be nice if the money spent on testing could be spent on education. Some parts of the argument do not resonate so well with me. Unlike some opponents, the teachers are suggesting an alternative assessment.
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