Comments on Puzzle #16706: NCLB?
By Brian Bellis (mootpoint)
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solvability: line & color logic only
peek at solution solve puzzle
quality: difficulty: solvability: line & color logic only
Puzzle Description:
The problem with standardized testing.
#1: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Dec 15, 2011
maybe he passed out after smoking that joint that fell out of his hand onto the floor#2: Aldege Cholette (aldege) on Dec 15, 2011
(yes i know it is his pencil)
haha
That's funny bug,and so is the image Brian,it made me laugh.Great job yet again.:)#3: Angela Claire Hanes (hanesangie) on Dec 15, 2011
So true.#4: Nancy (nbarsi) on Dec 15, 2011
Amen!#5: Teresa K (fasstar) on Dec 15, 2011 [SPOILER]
Good puzzle, Brian.#6: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Dec 15, 2011
Standardized testing started out as a good thing, but it has become a source of great stress for teachers and undue anxiety and mental exhaustion for the students.
Thanks. I agree completely T.#7: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Dec 16, 2011 [SPOILER]
I had to look up "NCLB". I didn't recognize it as an acronym.#8: Lollipop (lollipop) on Dec 16, 2011
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I really enjoyed taking standardized tests. In college I'd CLEP'd out of all the math requirements for an art degree, so I took the GRE almost out of nostalgia. It was just like the SAT, with the math and verbal sections, but with LOGIC problems added in!!!
Like Kristen, I always did great at standardized testing and multiple choice because I am logical and analytical. It's facing a blank page that causes me anxiety.#9: Brian Bellis (mootpoint) on Dec 16, 2011 [SPOILER]
Equations sing to me but writing an essay is torture.#10: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Nov 18, 2013
I had to look up the acronym again, because I didn't remember. It's No Child Left Behind, for those who don't want to look it up for themselves. ;)#11: Jota (jota) on Jul 19, 2014
Thanks!#12: Donna McFarland (jade8114) on Dec 12, 2016
Working older puzzles and came across this one. It hit home. Being a retired teacher for three years the NCLB was the most ridiculous thing that even went through education. How can anyone assume that all students will read on grade level by 2014? When it didn't happen, instead of saying it was an unreachable thing, they said that teachers jobs would depend on the outcome of how the students scored. I retired then.#13: Yonah Kondor (yokon965) on Mar 19, 2024 [SPOILER]
Great puzzle.
Funny image! I excelled at test-taking in all subjects, including writing, but I still looked like this after having to hand-write essays, probably due to poor penmanship contributing to hand fatigue. If only I had had a computer keyboard!
Ironically, I never could correlate test-taking skill to any real-world advantage. Life just doesn't have as clearly defined logic borders to play within as a well-written test question.
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