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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Tag: Assessments
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This morning, I was greeted by more “alleged news” (thanks Jack Cole for THAT gem) purporting that “Educators Urge State Board to Adopt PARCC Exam“. Despite the fact that this news is sourced in the Statehouse News Service and, therefore, just a press release unworthy of front page space, I call baloney. Here is why: …
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Recently the New York Times published an article revealing some of the back story about standardized test scoring. Read the story in entirety here. Is there anyone else who finds the bar for test scorers a little low? This year our grade level team struggled to standardize both on-demand and project writing samples. Trust me,…
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One of the joys of teaching elementary-aged students is receiving a card emblazoned with #1 Teacher or similar sentiments. A few weeks ago, one of my students wrote out a card telling me I was “the best teacher on Earth.” I’m not sure I feel about how deserved that honor is. You see, lately I…
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I used to love the month of January. Not the weather, the concept of the month. It was a month for new beginnings. For resetting classroom routines. For trying out something new. Not any more. Now January is a month of drudgery. Of test. After test. After test. This week, I mapped out all of…
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My students started their state testing yesterday. While it continues to aggravate me that my kids are getting tested as if it were the end of the school year (which, believe me it is not!), the test is here and we need to deal with it. By the way, did I mention the test is…
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