Videos

A collection of clips of fairtest staff and allies speaking on testing issues:

A humorous and gentle 2-minute video and song from Tom Chapin, Not on the Test illustrates all the things not done in school because they are... http://www.notonthetest.com/
People offer cogent criticisms of NCLB on this 9-minute video, No Child Left Behind: Truths and Consequences: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSTzLILQx3c&feature=related
Educator Roundtable's 45-second spot highlights the socio-economic gaps that largely underlie the educational achievement gap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmPKvhsNVk&eurl=http://www.educatorroundtable.net/frontPage.do.
Watch as FairTest Executive Director Monty Neill discusses NCLB and testing at a Chicago forum, with group conversation;

Testing Mrs. Grube and A Different Standard pose the same urgent question from radically different perspectives: is the national standards movement in education - and its main component, "high-stakes" standardized testing - negatively impacting public schools, administrators, teachers and children? Distributed by Ondine Rarey Productions, www.ondinerareyproductions.com
Echoes in the Hallway is a student-acted play in response to testing. Order at www.echoesinthehallway.com
Go to Coalition for Common Sense in Education Web Site to watch/listen to presentations.
Positive Insights on Education: Alternatives to Standardized Education, is a half-hour interview with FairTest director Monty Neill, available from Agency for Instructional Technology for $89.00.
The Merrow Report's Testing... Testing... Testing is an hourlong discussion/debate over testing and its impacts. This tape is a good way to introduce the issues. Among those featured is FairTest's Monty Neill. - Merrow has other videos of interest, including Testing Our Schools.

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