ISTA, ISTEP, CYA
The state’s teacher’s union are getting ready to cover their rear ends.
ISTEP testing has begun and the union is complaining that the test is too hard and will lead to students not performing well.
Call me crazy, but shouldn’t we wait until the test results are in before making this kind of judgment call about whether ISTEP is too hard?
And shouldn’t the test that’s administered in the Spring be more difficult than the one given in the Fall because students are supposed to know more?
It would be one thing if Indiana had a few years of Spring ISTEP testing under its belt and there were some serious issues with the test, but it hasn’t even been a week yet.
This sounds to me like there are a bunch of people who don’t want to be held accountable for test results so they are already laying the groundwork for the excuses that will be coming later.
And people wonder why I am a big fan of school choice.
