tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post4319303064956521146..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Standards board takes action against Perry county educators in ACT investigationRichard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-3709386015404072682012-01-21T19:10:46.140-05:002012-01-21T19:10:46.140-05:00So if a policeman is assigned to a specific area o...So if a policeman is assigned to a specific area of town with the responsibility of enforcing the law and a criminal act occurs on his watch but he does not witness or know about, are we going to suspend or fire him when we can't find the actual violator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-28352979036551024582012-01-14T14:07:25.298-05:002012-01-14T14:07:25.298-05:00No wonder those tests are so expensive you have to...No wonder those tests are so expensive you have to pay for special investigators of "forensic elements such as fingerprint and handwriting analysis."<br /><br />Sounds like they may have cheated but ACT can't prove who did it, so they are just picking some scapegoats who may not have even touched the tests, much less known of any misconduct. As an educator, if I suspected that students had cheated on a test but couldn't prove who did or didn't cheat, much less figure out how it occurred, how long do you think it would take for parents to start calling my principal or superintendent if I just randomly took the two kids who historically scored lowest in class and failed them because I thought they where most likely to have cheated?<br /><br />Problem is ACT was so quick to want to get the state wide contract for big bucks, they didn't come up with a system to ensure test security and still haven't. We shouldn't kid ourselves and think this hasn't gone on other places in US. Like all professions, there are a few who out of frustration, need or person/financial self interest might offer assistance to an individual student or two and you would never know it ever happened.<br /><br />Just another example of how assessment emphasis has perverted education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com