Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad TAAS? Rethinking Our Response to Standardized Testing

McClaskey emphasizes the importance of how we react to standardized tests. Teachers should self-educate themselves to the test, she says, and mold the curriculum creatively around the content by focusing teaching on making meaning rather than memorization. She provides examples from her own classroom detailing how she ensures that her students pass the test while still including creative and interesting opportunities for learning.