http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/2010/02/04/taking-play-seriously/ Instructional Technology in Portsmouth, Virginia (with some ramblings, opinions, and educational thoughts thrown in) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:24:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/2010/02/04/taking-play-seriously/comment-page-1/#comment-439 Brian Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:10:58 +0000 http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/?p=2489#comment-439 I know exactly what you mean! I recently read a great comic at http://www.arcamax.com/babyblues/s-689387-751388 (Baby Blues for 2/5/10). This says it all! I know exactly what you mean! I recently read a great comic at http://www.arcamax.com/babyblues/s-689387-751388 (Baby Blues for 2/5/10). This says it all!

]]> http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/2010/02/04/taking-play-seriously/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Silvia Tolisano Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:31:07 +0000 http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee/?p=2489#comment-438 That is exactly what I am pondering as well. How can we have the same assessments (standardized tests) to measure "learning" if we want to encourage creativity? Why would schools/teachers change the way they have taught for years, if they are seeing (good) results in their test scores? Why would curriculum change to prepare students for THEIR future if the assessment of the present will not measure nor value these skills? That is exactly what I am pondering as well. How can we have the same assessments (standardized tests) to measure “learning” if we want to encourage creativity? Why would schools/teachers change the way they have taught for years, if they are seeing (good) results in their test scores? Why would curriculum change to prepare students for THEIR future if the assessment of the present will not measure nor value these skills?

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