Reading Response November 28th

Summary:
The early part of Chapter 14 is about the standardized testing. Lindemann describes how the testing is actually supposed to help improve the education system, regardless of popular belief. Some feel that standardized testing doesn't show if a student is a good writer or not. The chapter shows that some feel that some students should be critiqued on two different writings on two different subjects and keep the standardized timed writing out of the equation.


Response:
I personally feel that writing should be evaluated by the teacher in the classroom setting. An outside party has no idea if that student just had a bad day or if they felt rushed because of the time limit on the test. Writing two different essays on two seperate topics is a good idea, but them you run the risk of losing the students attention, and them making more mistakes than they usually would. Overall it was a chapter than i feel like i have read before.