Here are links to local stories and editorials about Sooke elementary teacher Kathryn Sihota’s refusal to give the District Assessment of Reading Team (aka DART) test.
News stories:
“Teacher in hot water over not giving test” (The Vancouver Sun, September 25, 2007)
“Teacher faces hearing for refusing to give test” (The Vancouver Sun, August 25, 207)
Editorials and Letters:
“Teachers have to follow the rules, just like students do” (The Vancouver Sun, September 26, 2007)
“Standardized tests prevent future shock for students” (The Vancouver Sun, September 26, 2007)
“Standardized tests prevent future shock for students” (The Vancouver Sun, September 26. 2007)
“Reading tests offer no benefits” (TImes Colonist (Victoria, BC), September 1, 2007)