I agree with the overall message that this video is sending. Students today are not always required to demonstrate mastery or competency when they are assessed. Students are unable to primarily because of the type of assessments they are given. The one girl in the video held up a Scantron and rightfully blamed such an assessment for the lack of learning. Multiple choice assessments are not completely useless, but it also does not inform our instruction as effectively as other types of feedback. What type of feedback do I want as an educator? I want to be able to know what my students are thinking by their explanations. I want them to demonstrate their mastery of a subject matter, not by filling a blank or taking a wild guess, but through verbal and written communication.
Also, education today is limiting students to be themselves when only giving them an opportunity to look for one right answer. Students should be at freedom to explore and experience their learning. Too often education is restricting students from learning because students are not engaged in the learning. What can be done? Allow students to have their own ideas, exhibit their creative genius, and actually become excited about what they are doing. There must be more to school than filling in a blank, circling an answer, or stating true or false. If we want students to learn then we must allow students to demonstrate their competency in ways where educators know that their "learning" was more than lucky guess on a broad assessment.
Also, education today is limiting students to be themselves when only giving them an opportunity to look for one right answer. Students should be at freedom to explore and experience their learning. Too often education is restricting students from learning because students are not engaged in the learning. What can be done? Allow students to have their own ideas, exhibit their creative genius, and actually become excited about what they are doing. There must be more to school than filling in a blank, circling an answer, or stating true or false. If we want students to learn then we must allow students to demonstrate their competency in ways where educators know that their "learning" was more than lucky guess on a broad assessment.