Tests of that sort do nothing to promote the value of failure. They might reveal which students learned how to apply the Pythagorean Theorem in a real-life situation, but what is not tested is perhaps the most important. I realize that no matter what those test results may show, they don’t reveal one of the most important skills being taught in my class. But as I continued to ponder her request, I lost my appetite for looking up any more test results. I replied honestly, and said that I had only checked on a handful of students’ scores. However, at what age does failure begin to have value? I was sitting in a department meeting recently when a district-level administrator asked me if I had analyzed test scores of last year’s students to determine if Khan Academy actually had any effect on those students’ test scores. I don’t disagree with instructional league rules by any means.
In little league, every player gets a trophy. We live in a “little league” age of celebrating success.
That was my initial reaction to a recent message that showed up in my inbox.
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