Comments on: IQ Tests and Testing Are Myths https://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/iq-tests-and-testing-are-myths parenting - beyond the basics Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Cristin https://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/iq-tests-and-testing-are-myths#comments/150 Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/?p=1286#comment-150 My husband and I opted out of NYS testing this year. I feel like these tests hurt a child’s self esteem. Not everyone excels at math and reading – and that doesn’t mean you don’t have skills. It is torture for kids who struggle in school. As a mom it breaks my heart.

]]> By: Cheri https://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/iq-tests-and-testing-are-myths#comments/130 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:29:39 +0000 http://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/?p=1286#comment-130 The real tragedy in standardized testing in general is that so many people internalize those results, allowing them to define an entire life and self-worth. It will be good when school systems move to a more inclusive system that allows true ability to be identified.

]]> By: Lynn Dorman, Ph.D. https://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/iq-tests-and-testing-are-myths#comments/129 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:55:06 +0000 http://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/?p=1286#comment-129 In reply to Mercedes.

Thank you for the comment. Although I have given thousands of IQ tests, I couch my reports in very careful words so that I don’t give major credence to the score but rather to the parts of it – which offer much more information.

It’s a major reason I hate NCLB – when you make everything contingent on test scores, teachers teach only to the test and they do not teach the students how to think.

Lynn

]]> By: Mercedes https://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/iq-tests-and-testing-are-myths#comments/128 Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:47:18 +0000 http://www.graywolfproductions.com/parenting201/?p=1286#comment-128 As a former elementary teacher, I hate standardized tests! There are so many more meaningful ways to evaluate progress and knowledge, but our school system is just not built to support them. I hated seeing so many creative students not accepted into the “gifted” program because hey did not have a certain test score. Thanks for sharing this info! Found you via ultimate blog challenge.

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