Why Hate TAKS?
This was my first question when I heard all the concerns from my friends about the test. So I jumped on Google to see what caused such universal hatred. I first had to swim through posts on message boards that must have been made by disgruntled students (quoting one of my faves: “I hate the taks test, I fail them, I thought skool was for tests and homework, not sume dumb test that determines if yu go to the next grade …” Really, dude, I’m thinking you need to be held back for some remedial spelling and English lessons. You arguing against it with those writing skills makes me want to be a champion for it). Then, I was able to find some thoughtful, organized rationale for why many think TAKS is bad for Texas education. First, some don’t like it because they think it is too easy….that it creates an arbitrary “floor” that requires teachers to teach to, making sure all students get the basics that are tested on the TAKS test vs. challenging students with more complicated concepts and a
