tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post3677168652912136305..comments2023-10-29T05:34:01.470-05:00Comments on The True Vyne: HB2795truevynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post-53267663052365914422008-03-01T08:59:00.000-06:002008-03-01T08:59:00.000-06:00Well, at least that's something. I'll be interest...Well, at least that's something. I'll be interested to see what comes of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post-82273863374459491152008-02-28T12:56:00.000-06:002008-02-28T12:56:00.000-06:00lisa, i appreciate your insight. the bill didn't...lisa, i appreciate your insight. the bill didn't pass or fail yesterday, but will undergo revision.truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post-45949183673200909602008-02-28T09:06:00.000-06:002008-02-28T09:06:00.000-06:00I'm sure the idea behind requiring the TCAPS for h...I'm sure the idea behind requiring the TCAPS for home schooling *is* to evaluate the teaching; however, they are no more an effective tool for evaluating teachers (or children) at home than they are in public schools. Tennessee (along with many other states, here in Illinois we have the ISAT) has been using BOTH national and state testing for many years--in other words, it's not an either/or proposition--but there is generally no difference in application for the scores of a state-level test than for a national one, at least not as far as I have ever seen. I can completely understand why you don't want to waste your time with additional standardized testing--I felt exactly the same way about the three days of lost classroom time when I was administering TCAPS to my students 10 years ago. Although I doubt the Tennessee legislature is interested in my opinion, for your sake I certainly hope it doesn't pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post-58304576087959919132008-02-27T14:00:00.000-06:002008-02-27T14:00:00.000-06:00hmmmm, funny how times change, almost.hmmmm, funny how times change, almost.truevynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998290681038658399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14083176.post-5835512241276598272008-02-27T11:21:00.000-06:002008-02-27T11:21:00.000-06:00The ironic thing, of course, is that the TCAPS wer...The ironic thing, of course, is that the TCAPS were *never* supposed to be used to evaluate children. They were supposed to be used, ensemble, to evaluate SCHOOLS. And TEACHERS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com