Regina Campbell, the teacher who initially reviewed the MCAS test with Jennifer Mueller, has chimed in on the discussion page of my blog about it. Regina says that Jennifer solved it purely by looking at patterns, not with a “dinner party” story, despite the Boston Globe’s explanation. Regina’s first-hand account is worth reading.

On the other hand, Jonathan Peterson points out that I ought to have points deducted from my reading comprehension score: even with the acceptance of her answer on that question, Jennifer was still two points shy of passing the test. Well, they ought to make an exception. Oh, that’s right, standardized, quantified tests don’t allow exceptions. (Yeah, yeah, there’s talk of granting some type of near-miss diplomas…)

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