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I participated in discussion with a high stakes testing advocate on the Daily Kos diary: Chicago Public Schools Meltdown . Here is a portion of what I wrote after the advocate asked me for data supporting my claim that high stakes testing is a poor way to assess children. "Prove to me...that standardized testing is good for America. Last time I checked, after 30 years of standardized education and 12 years of high stakes testing, 26% of children in America are living in poverty, gap between rich and poor is the largest it has ever been, US wages have stagnated while productivity has dramatically increased and creative learning opportunities in our schools is on the decline." Standardized tests ensure that the child is central to the decision-making process, because we test the child. ManhattanMan this statement reveals a deficit in your understanding of what it takes to optimize learning experience for a group of heterogeneous learners. It also reveals you are an advocate for...

Why has there been no comprehensive investigation into Michelle Rhee's test cheating scandal and subsequent cover-up? If a comprehensive investigation is good enough for the Atlanta Public Schools, then DC under the odious  Rhee should be a prime target.  Michelle Rhee got away with taping her student's mouths shut during her first years as a teacher. After demoralizing children and staff at D.C. public schools, she is now making millions of dollars as an edushyster  collecting money from test publishing companies that would divert tax dollars away from public schools and experienced teachers  so that more money can be spent on standardized testing. David Coleman, architect of the Common Core Standards, high stakes standardized testing advocate and Bill Gates lackey says "...nobody gives a shit what you (students) feel or what you think," wants to tape children's mouths shut so they will passively comply with their mind numbing education predicated on test prep....

The top 1 percent have the means and the influence to deprive children of high quality, multi sensory,  learner centered educational experiences and create the illusion that test prep is good for your child.