39-361-2002
The TAAS experience was a good one but I am not so sure it really
helped me all that much. When I prepared for the TAAS my teachers would add a little
more emphasis to writing papers but nothing that actually changed the way I
wrote before then. I think the test is a good way to get a remedial english
writer to pick up some skill on writing but when it comes to people that can
pick up the information from the corriculum of a certain school it is useless
to have the TAAS. Yet we all know that there are far more people struggling
with the English language than people that aren't so it is good for the overall
populous to have the TAAS experience. Like I said before it did little to
nothing for me but don't make it seem that I am saying it is not a good help
for many other people.
39-362-2002
The TAAS experience was a good one but I am not so sure it really
helped me all that much. When I prepared for the TAAS my teachers would add a
little more emphasis to writing papers but nothing that actually changed the
way I wrote before then. I think the test is a good way to get a remedial
english writer to pick up some skill on writing but when it comes to people
that can pick up the information from the corriculum of a certain school it is
useless to have the TAAS. Yet we all know that there are far more people
struggling with the English language than people that aren't so it is good for
the overall populous to have the TAAS experience. Like I said before it did
little to nothing for me but don't make it seem that I am saying it is not a
good help for many other people.
As far as the math portion is concerned I feel the exact same. It is
good to test individuals to make sure the school is doing its job but really
has no bearing of help or hurt to the education I received in school.
39-363-2002
The TAAS experience was a mix of good things and bad things. As far a
english goes they prepared us very well. The lessons not only worked for TAAS
but actually were good for us apart from TAAS. They were well formed and made
to be mildly entertaining. The other aspects however were not. We stopped
learning the curriculum and began focusing on the TAAs only. While this was an
excellent activity to help us make higher scores on the TAAS it left us
somewhat behind afterwards. The lessons were often designed solely devoted to
TAAS so for several weeks we made no advancements whatsoever in any class. Also
our school enacted a special time during the day second semester only devoted
towards TAAS studies. They took time out of our class for the first few weeks
of the second semeswter just to teach s what questions to answer first. All in
all I think the TAAS is a good thing to have but the schools could prepare for
it in more effective methods.
39-364-2002
The TAAS experience was absolutely useless. As a student in English
classes we spent all of our time focusing on the TAAS test and it did not help.
The TAAS was so easy they should have specialized classes for those who have
trouble with it. We SHOULD have spent our time focusing on SAT and ACT
including expanding our youth's vocabulary beyond "dude" and
"that sucks". If schools are going to focus on a test they should focus
on one that will help us in the future. For instance in my school we had two
days a semester to focus on the SAT to prepare for college and we had to sign
up they were not enough for us to actually prepare. The TAAS was a waste of
time and material and too much focus was placed on such a trivial test.
39-365-2002
The TAAS experience was ok in my english classes because I was in
english AP so they hardly said anything about the English portion of the
english test. I figure we were suppose to know already.
Theu rarely gave us packets and worksheets to do. We mostly
concentrated on the writing portion cause that I think too more skill. I
wouldnt actually say that it was a good experience for me cause the stuff on
the test I already knew so the teachers teachings didnt really help me out very
much.
39-366-2002
The TAAS experience was very easy for me. My school made sure that we
went through major preparation for this test. We did numerous activities to help
us do well on the TAAS test. In English class we would take the first few
minutes of class and review for the TAAS test and then we would go on with the
daily activities. All of the questions for the TAAS test were a peice of cake
to me. It was very simple so I did not have a hard time doing this test. Taking
te test was easy I was not worried that I would not do well. As far a a good
educational experience I would say no. I feel like a good experience is when I
have a challenge and it was not even close to challenging. I scored high on the
english TAAS test. My school as a whole scored well we were a recognized school
for our grades on the TAAS Test.
39-367-2002
The TAAS for me was a waste of time. Other than get me exempt from
taking the tasp I see no point of taking the TAAS test. It is extremely simple
and does not prepare you for anything.
39-368-2002
The TAAS for me was a waste of time. The curriculum at our school
spent a month out of class time and our class didnt even pass the 60% mark.
39-369-2002
The TAAS is a verry easy test. It is written at an 8th grade level.
The only thing I feeel that is great is the Writing Promt. The essays are so
boring that people dont look forward to it. thats why its hard for people to
stay awake during the test. Also u need to give us better reading passages to
read cause the reading is also very boring. Its not appealing thats why people
just guess.
39-370-2002
The TAAS is basicaly a way to find out if the student has obtained the
minimum level to get out of High School. I think that if a person pass a class
or a grade it means that this person should have the level required for the
next level witch there is no need for testing if the grading in GPA at High
School wasn't so easy.