I was recently spoken to about a new book that treats the language used on standardized tests as a separate genre. That's right. You can now read realistic fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, biography, and testing.
I immediately responded by asking, "If testing language is its own genre, to be studied separately, then doesn't that mean there is something wrong with the test?"
Two days later I came across this little gem in Fast Company by Charles Best, the founder of DonorsChoose
"I can't believe that in all the furor over testing, people aren't debating the test itself, like whether the questions are any good. What if a standardized test were written not by a bureaucrat but by somebody who deeply loves the subject? If there were such a thing as a standardized test that wasn't crazy boring and dry, then we might actually have a test worth teaching to."
Well said.
Can you imagine having to answer questions on a test about a short story that was written by J.K. Rowling?
What about answering science questions that actually required you to do some science?
How about solving a math problem that was relevant to your daily life?
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