A third-grader at Stedman Elementary School in Denver checks out a mock CSAP test on Feb. 1, 2010. (Denver Post file)
Re: “A test for school tests,” Oct. 21 Arne Duncan column.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has been an enthusiastic supporter of the Common Core academic standards, accurately described as “nonstop testing” by education expert Susan Ohanian. Common Core imposes more testing on our children than has ever been seen on our planet, and no attempt was made to determine if the new tests result in higher student achievement.
Now Duncan says he supports a movement to eliminate redundant and inappropriate tests. This should have been done using small-scale studies before the tests were forced on millions of children.
Stephen Krashen, Los Angeles
This letter was published in the Oct. 24 edition.
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