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I spent most of last week helping my 9 year old study for her science test. We spent days reading and re-reading the chapter, learning all about food chains and food webs and studying vocabulary words. By the end of the week, she showed a solid grasp of the material, and I was having nightmares about being back in elementary school, trying to take a test without a pencil....At least this time I wasn't naked. I mean, at least in this dream I was dressed - I never went to school naked....at least I don't think I did. Then again, most of my childhood is a blur.
She brought home her test yesterday. I opened the folder, positive that I would see an "A".....and instead saw a C+. 78%. We spent all week studying, and she got a C???? GAH!
Then I started reading the questions. The first 2 pages (which covered vocabulary and main concepts) she scored 100%. The second two pages tripped her up - because they were random questions about minor details that I couldn't even remember READING.
When did the purpose of a test shift from seeing if the child grasps the concepts, to trying trick the children into failing? What's the purpose in that?
