On the Spot:
Do you think the FCAT is effective measurement of student ability?
By Franklin Hayes

"No. I think that a lot of students spend a lot of time preparing for the exam and they miss out on a lot. It is not a good way to measure a student's ability. Everyone knows that some students take tests better than others." -Chi Tran Pensacola "Yes, because it gives an across the board equal test for everyone. It's unbiased." -Jim Bosso Gulf Breeze "I think so. It shows whether they've learned what they were supposed to over the last 12 years. " -Jerry Dyar Gulf Breeze "No. It's putting a lot of emphasis on certain subjects and leaving others out. It doesn't round out the human being that well." -Len Schellhorn Gulf Breeze