tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post6749783975490126109..comments2024-02-14T18:14:24.187-08:00Comments on 20011: The School Board Member and the Standardized TestGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-54777016262974254142011-12-31T06:11:39.589-08:002011-12-31T06:11:39.589-08:00I am glad to hear what you say.
Think of the infl...I am glad to hear what you say.<br /><br />Think of the influence of other people's calculations: the business decisions made on the basis of a spreadsheet, the government budget projections offered by various parties. It would be well to have at least the option to spot-check the calculations.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1603174461344479143.post-77324008322676531262011-12-28T18:31:36.236-08:002011-12-28T18:31:36.236-08:00Your post inspired me to go to the website and try...Your post inspired me to go to the website and try this myself. I downloaded the 10th-grade Florida math test from 2004.<br /><br />Now, I was an English major. Except for one rudimentary "math for humanities types" course in 1990, I haven't had a math class since high-school geometry 24 years ago. I've never used math for any job I've ever had. But after spending 90 minutes on the test, I got 40 out of 50 right.<br /><br />When that school administrator says he couldn't answer any of the questions without guessing, he's confessing a more profound ignorance than he realizes. I sure didn't remember how to calculate the volume of a cylinder or a cone, but I got those questions right, because, jeez, the formulae are right there on the opening pages!<br /><br />I agree with you that the concepts reinforced by the test seem like they'd have daily applications: shopping, managing money, planning home or garden projects, running even the smallest business...Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482868994424241935noreply@blogger.com