What do you do for a living.

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

Surprises, me, I thought Pearson was taking over the educational world and had more money than they knew what to do with!

Ken/Andrew:

Before I got canned, part of my little group was responsible for monitoring the Customer Service group that supported the PARCC operation.

You guys have any experience with PARCC yet? Still think Pearson has everything under control?

Kevin

[jburl]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Ken/Andrew:

Before I got canned, part of my little group was responsible for monitoring the Customer Service group that supported the PARCC operation.

You guys have any experience with PARCC yet? Still think Pearson has everything under control?

Kevin

I am a former teacher that transitioned into assessment development three years ago with CTB/Mcgraw-Hill to develop for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. They laid all of us off last year (slimming up to sell the company ). Now, I am editing assessments for Western Governor's University.

[djrhanover]

I am a recently retired Health & Phys. Ed. teacher of 38 years who, because I enjoyed my job so much, had some reservations about retiring. Now playing golf four times a week. No more reservations

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by kkkkandp

Ken/Andrew:

Before I got canned, part of my little group was responsible for monitoring the Customer Service group that supported the PARCC operation.

You guys have any experience with PARCC yet? Still think Pearson has everything under control?

Kevin

Last year was our first with PARCC. It went so well that OH canned it and will just use AIR next year!!

(My problem wasn't so much the test itself, it was the stupendous amount of time wasted around the test. I have actually started introducing myself as "used to be a teacher, now I'm a Test Proctor.")

[swarmee]

I am a civilian Electronics Engineer for the U.S. Air Force working on the F-35 fighter jet program. Cool work, and I'm looking forward to the future international travel.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

Last year was our first with PARCC. It went so well that OH canned it and will just use AIR next year!!

(My problem wasn't so much the test itself, it was the stupendous amount of time wasted around the test. I have actually started introducing myself as "used to be a teacher, now I'm a Test Proctor.")

Pretty much the same here, Ken. We did a PARCC pilot last year....there was such outrage from the masses that we went with MCAS this year.