In any location in the world, whether you’re referring to the slums and ghettoes in the boweries of New York, the suburban schools on the West Coast, or in the villages of Darfur, increasing rigorous testing of students to determine their literacy levels is ineffective and counter-productive.

The Self-Directed Search developed by Dr. Holland describes six personality types: realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional. The assessment assists one in discovering their three key personality categories in which various occupations are suggested.

Why labeling is actually limiting.

I’m a baby boomer so the tales of nuclear devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were an unsettling casualty of war that was etched in the pages of my history textbooks. However, I don’t recall mention of the nuclear tests performed in Operation Castle. Specifically, the Castle Bravo test of 1954, which was intended to be a secret, or the resulting fallout from the accident that occurred there.

The cruelty of animal testing.

As a provision of the enactment of (NCLB) No Child Left Behind all states have incorporated some standardized way to assess all children served in the public school setting. As these requirements have become the norm in the school environment so has the stress of accountability that impacts schools, teachers, students, and their parents.

Just think, if you were an animal, being tested on, and dying because of it.

You can get a diploma, even a degree, without having to cram for tests, attending those boring classes or paying for books and tuition.

Standardized testing is a stressful time for your child or teen. Here are some suggestions from a parent and educator to help you survive it.

How IQ tests are an unreasonable way to sort the good students out from the bad ones.