The Birthday Cake: Balancing Responsibilities to Children and Families

[...]we have been hearing from readers of Young Children and other preschool teachers, administrators, and adult educators who are concerned that standardized tests are increasingly being required in preschool classrooms by a variety of agencies and funding sources. How are they being used? * What a...

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Published inYC young children Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 96 - 99
Main Authors Feeney, Stephanie, Freeman, Nancy K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 01.03.2013
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Subjects
Birthdays
Child care
Child Development
Child Health
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Creative Thinking
Early Childhood Teachers
Ethical codes
Ethical dilemmas
Ethics
Family (Sociological Unit)
Focus on Ethics
Foster children
Mothers
Opportunities
Preschool education
Respect
Responsibilities
Stakeholders
Standardized tests
Teachers
Thinking Skills
Trust (Psychology)
Values
Young Children
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Summary:[...]we have been hearing from readers of Young Children and other preschool teachers, administrators, and adult educators who are concerned that standardized tests are increasingly being required in preschool classrooms by a variety of agencies and funding sources. How are they being used? * What are the effects on children, teachers, and your program? * Do the assessments raise ethical issues for teachers and administrators in your program? * How have you addressed the implementation of required testing? (Specific examples would be helpful.) * What do you think teachers and directors in preschool programs, teacher educators, policy specialists, and professional organizations (such as NAEYC) should do in response to the current demand for tests to evaluate children and the programs that serve them?
ISSN:1538-6619
2770-856X
1941-2002