Delay Common Core Testing

"Delay Urged On Actions Tied to Tests By Schools" by Motoko Rich, New York Times, June 11, 2014

There should be a two year wait before school districts make decisions on teachers by the results of the new common core testing results.

The process of putting the new core in place and then developing the tests to see what the students know has been too fast.

Schools in California are suppose to have each student taking the tests online.  As a substitute teacher. I see net-books used that are small to see the questions, log ins not working, networks crashing.  Middle school students switch to different web pages to listen to music while they work.  Many students do not care about standardized testing so it seems like a weak link when evaluating a teacher.  Are you a 'bad' teachers if you have a room of students who do not care about their education?

I have students that have trouble reading and the new core shows them far below basic because that can't read.  They may know the material but are being tested a way that does not show their knowledge. 

I would love to see other teacher's comments on this article!