Raising the Bar

I'm all for accountability. I really do think it is important to have some standards. And I truly believe that it is high time that the wise and good legislators from the great state of Ohio start holding the feet of education to the fire.

That time is now. We are in dire need of more testing, more stringent testing, and some additional testing to ensure that the old testing was doing its job.

It pleases me to no end to inform you of the rigorous and relevant changes that have occurred in the education of today's youths. Why just today, during the administering of the writing portion of the Ohio Graduation Test, I have seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears how high the bar can be set. Students are being challenged to ensure that they "cover the topic thoroughly" in their written responses...while in the very same breath they are also informed that "there are only four pages for each writing prompt".

But make sure you are thorough.

If you will excuse me, I need to go find some ice for my ankle. I tripped over the bar on my way to collect the writing tests...