 America's Report Card: A Novelreviewed by David Lee Carlson - March 01, 2007  Title: America's Report Card: A Novel Author(s): John McNally Publisher: Free Press, New York ISBN: 0743256263 , Pages: 288, Year: 2006 Search for book at Amazon.com Every spring, my twelve-year old niece frets about taking the Florida State standardized exam, better known as the FCAT. In fact, now that she’s preparing to enter high school next year, the conversation at the dinner table centers around how she needs to buckle down in order to pass the high school FCAT, which she needs to do in order to receive a high school diploma in Florida. From the state’s position (ostensibly), it is important to know that public school students exit secondary school with a certain body of knowledge and a certain arsenal of skills, such as the ability to read fiction and non-fiction texts, compose an essay, and solve mathematical problems. From my niece’s perspective, exams cause undue anxiety. Since she’s been taking these tests, rarely have they accurately described her abilities. In fact, one year, the FCAT reported that she possessed stronger reading skills than mathematical... (preview truncated at 150 words.) To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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