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Sunday, March 22, 2015

These are not the tests we took as children. | lacetothetop

These are not the tests we took as children. | lacetothetop:

These are not the tests we took as children.

 These are not the tests we took as children. These are tests designed to produce massive failure rates and propel a harmful agenda.  Take a look at the two 3rd grade samples currently posted on engageNY:

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On the left (pre- Common Core 2005) is A Winter Surprise.  The readability average through multiple measures is a very reasonable grade equivalent of3.8.
Readability FormulaGrade
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level1.8
Gunning-Fog Score4.4
Coleman-Liau Index7.9
SMOG Index4.4
Automated Readability Index0.5
Average Grade Level3.8

On the right (Common Core aligned) is The Grey Hare.  The readability average through multiple measures is a very unreasonable grade equivalent of These are not the tests we took as children. | lacetothetop: