Actually this opens the door for us to hire people to grade our students' work! Since the state approves of it's contractors using GraigsList to hire FCAT graders of questionable background, I must assume that now we can "subcontract" for our own student's evaluation.
Imagine "hiring" USF and HCC students to do this tedious work while we concentrate on our parent phone calls and lesson plans! Maybe we can convince the courts to allow this activity as an approved "community service" requirement for low level offenders. Of course I would expect the fine folks at ROSSAC to keep a list of "approved graders."
On a more serious note, is anyone surprised by this revelation? A state that refuses to fund their mandates, a state the just can't get it's funding done, a state whose politicians (all affiliations) refuse to address the core reasons for the state's problems can't be expected to seriously attend to the grading of a high-stakes test. Our kids rate a $10.00/hr. future! Those of us in the profession realize what a tenuous position this puts everyone in.
The Superintendent is merely following the Governor's lead (Springboard, ScamTron, Grade "Curve", etc.) in so many ways.
Should we follow?
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Thanks to The Gradebook blog for digging this out.
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This is pure genius... Use the FCAT in the schools to train tomorrows workforce of low-wage FCAT graders. The system is self-perpetuating.
Surely this comes as no surprise! Why hire more expensive teachers to grade? That would certainly cost more money!
Schools' futures... students' futures... teachers' futures...
WHAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON???
THEIR FATES ARE IN THE HANDS OF 10.00/HOUR "GRADERS" WITH LIMITED EDUCATION........
MEANWHILE... TEACHERS, WITH CERTIFICATIONS, BA, BS, MA, PHD, ETC. ARE BEING FORCE FED SPRINGBOARD...
THE IRONY.............
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