SyllabusSite provides a source from which I can begin the process of working against oppressive forms of assessment. As a learner interested in writing assessment, I understand that assessment in general can reveal much about our society. For example, many of the tests currently used in American schools function to subjugate Native American knowledge and enforce a process of assimilation that denies the pluralism that surrounds us. As teachers, students, parents, scholars, or community members, we are all stakeholders in the assessment processes that surround us. Writing assessment is now a part of the American experience.
Democracy works best when stakeholders are informed.
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