De-Stressing High Stress Testing– Can Force-Fed Education Work?
The essay was judged unsatisfactory when evaluated for grammar and punctuation. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that one of the hottest topics in our
Problem-Student Problem-Solver Workshop staff development sessions
is serious concern about the damage caused by high stakes, high stress testing generated by No Child Left Behind. High stakes test essays on subject matter such as family problems, abuse,
and sadness have become so common that they now have their own name. One student in our area
wrote his essay about his return to middle school. They are called Cry for Help essays. In many states, as part of the assessment, students write essays. He’d dropped out due to heartbreaking problems
he’d been experiencing at home with his family.