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Anti-testing Letters [Susan notes: The time is right to warn people about the new wave of testing coming from the Common Core. Read Stephen's letter. Then go forth and do likewise.] To the editor From Stephen Krashen Submitted to Memphis Commercial Appeal but not published (07/13/2012) There is another side to the cheerful description of the Common Core presented in Memphis teachers learning new ways to teach (July 13). Yes, the TCAP test will disappear, but it will be replaced by more than just one test. The common core will require not only tests at the end of the year, but also interim tests given throughout the year, and might also require pretests in the fall. The tests must be administered online, and the cost of connecting all students will be enormous. Also the Common Core has not been field-tested -- it is an expensive experiment using all of our children as experimental subjects. : More Anti-testing Letters

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