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Testing for Intelligence

Back in the day intelligence wasn't measured by who can think the fastest or who was smarter than another, life was just so much easier back then. "Over the centuries, though, we humans have placed higher and higher values on intelligence, and have developed ways to measure it" (Berger, 2016). I don't believe a test should the decison maker on if a child is able to go to a certain school or next grade. A test cant measure someones abilities, especially if its based off one general aptitude. If anything I feel certain grades should be tested to see what they have learned that year and were to place them come the following year. 
This assingment has opened my eyes to so much educational wise on how different countries go about teaching and learning. For example, "In China, children begin school at the age of seven (or six if they live in Beijing, Shanghai, or other major cities) and attend classes on five days a week. Before that, children often attend pre-school or kindergarten for about one to three years" (InterNations, n.d.). In China they have a nine hour exam called Gaokao, which is how they pick the students that are sent for higher education most of the time only 40% pass. After learning this I am more thankful for the two to three hour placements test we have to take to get into high school.
References 
Berger, K. S. (2016). The developing person through childhood (7th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. 
InterNations. (n.d). The Chinese Education System. Retrieved from https://www.internations.org/china-expats/guide/17854-family-children-education/the-chinese-education-system-17856

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  1. UnknownJune 15, 2017 at 2:26 PM

    I really enjoyed reading your post, you are so right back in the day life was so much easier. I agree I don’t think a test should determine if the students pass or not. Kids could fail because they are just not test takers. I’m sure there are a lot of other students that struggled in the past while taking test. I was one of those students that had problems in school with test taking and if we had to take test back in the day to pass to different grades I would have been in trouble.

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  2. AnonymousJune 16, 2017 at 2:25 PM

    I like the idea of assessing based on what they have learned and their growth over time versus a set standard of where we think they should be for that age or grade. I also find it very fascinating that China starts school at an older age than the United States because I was just reading somewhere that more play should be encouraged in the younger years of education than is currently being practiced and it even discussed the idea that families should be more involved than they are in their child's education.

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  3. UnknownJune 25, 2017 at 4:41 PM

    I have enjoyed having you as a colleague in this course. Your post was always insightful and interesting. Thank you for your awareness into the early childhood field. I enjoyed reading your blog regarding your personal and professional life I wish you nothing but success and I hope you continue to excel in your educational journey. God, bless you

    Atheta Pardo

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  4. AnonymousJune 28, 2017 at 10:08 AM

    Angelique

    Thank you for your input every week. You have a great perspective that has allowed me to grow as an individual. You have an interesting view point that has enlightened me greatly. Thank you for challenging my thinking.

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