Comments on: Karen’s Mashups-Show 23-Test Prep http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/?p=50 Compilations of digital content for K-12 educators Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:48:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: karen http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/?p=50&cpage=1#comment-380 karen Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:30:45 +0000 http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/?p=50#comment-380 Thanks for the kind words, David. I'm sorry to hear that the testing mania is just as bad there in the UK. One thing about education, though, is that it seems to be very cyclical, so I'm hopeful that things will turn around. Here, it looks like the next school year will be very tough, but hopefully after the elections, we'll have a course correction. Anyway, thanks for listing, and keep up the good fight! P.S. My other site on open education is www.k12opened.com. This is a topic I am getting increasingly passionate about. I think open materials have the opportunity to revolutionize education. Thanks for the kind words, David. I’m sorry to hear that the testing mania is just as bad there in the UK. One thing about education, though, is that it seems to be very cyclical, so I’m hopeful that things will turn around.

Here, it looks like the next school year will be very tough, but hopefully after the elections, we’ll have a course correction.

Anyway, thanks for listing, and keep up the good fight!

P.S. My other site on open education is http://www.k12opened.com. This is a topic I am getting increasingly passionate about. I think open materials have the opportunity to revolutionize education.

]]> By: David http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/?p=50&cpage=1#comment-379 David Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:24:11 +0000 http://www.k12handhelds.com/mashups/?p=50#comment-379 Hi Karen I've just come across you blog on Mashups and Public Domain material. I think you've created an excellent "product". Your thoughts on testing are so true and here in the UK it is just as bad. Here are a few facts taken from today's paper: * pupils face 30 national tests between the age of 4 and 18 * at 4 years of age they are assessed against 117 benchmarks to assess their progress *for 4 months every year primaries, ages 5 to11, spend an average of 10 hours a week on test coaching The government are even talking about introducing assessment tests for nurseries! You're right they've gone assement mad. I am a grandparent now and I am not a teacher or involved in education but it is my contention that children leave school with plenty of facts (at least some do) and no education. Keep up your protest! I used to work for a service which was delivering teaching material for all ages via an online service or CD and this was back in the late 80's before the www existed! The government pulled the funding. Shortsighted or what! David Hi Karen

I’ve just come across you blog on Mashups and Public Domain material. I think you’ve created an excellent “product”.

Your thoughts on testing are so true and here in the UK it is just as bad. Here are a few facts taken from today’s paper:

* pupils face 30 national tests between the age of 4 and 18
* at 4 years of age they are assessed against 117 benchmarks to assess their progress
*for 4 months every year primaries, ages 5 to11, spend an average of 10 hours a week on test coaching

The government are even talking about introducing assessment tests for nurseries!

You’re right they’ve gone assement mad.

I am a grandparent now and I am not a teacher or involved in education but it is my contention that children leave school with plenty of facts (at least some do) and no education.

Keep up your protest!

I used to work for a service which was delivering teaching material for all ages via an online service or CD and this was back in the late 80’s before the www existed! The government pulled the funding. Shortsighted or what!

David

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