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Saturday, April 1, 2006
Tests that endanger body parts?
I couldn’t resist a short post on this. An education writer colleague points out that the new test in New England is going to be called the New England Common Assessment Program.
Acronym? NECAP.
As in, “you don’t pass this test and one of Tony Soprano’s guys will bust up your NECAP.”
Which caused other colleagues to point out the funny names of their state test including:
- The Standards of Learning exam in Virginia. I guess if you fail you are SOL.
- The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS (pronounced TAX), a test given in mid April each year in Texas. One thing is for sure, you’ll pay if you fail this one.
- In California, you might want to be a star someday, but first you’ll have to pass under the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program.
- Washington’s test, the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, is nicknamed the WASL, which reminds some of the fruity Christmas drink wassel.
Come on Ohio. The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) could really have a much sexier name. Maybe something like Test for Ohio Graduation and Assessment (TOGA)?
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