Caren Krutsinger Poet Light Verse

Map Tests In Missouri

The computerized MAP test
Who could take it seriously?
Not even norm-referenced
A state test, only in Missouri
I watch a fourth grader complete his
Answering forty-two questions in seven minutes
Hooray for him I think

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L Milton Hankins May 6, 2022 at 9:00 AM I don't know what the MAP test is, but that fourth grader is either a whiz or he said, "Screw this nonsense!" I can remember hating proctoring "standardized tests," as they were called in my day. Caren Krutsinger May 6, 2022 at 12:07 PM Standardized are norm-referenced with other states across the nation This is only a MISSOURI test - Missourians competing with other Missourians for a score of proficient. Which sadly many do not reach ever.