tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post5389778914244366594..comments2024-03-05T22:39:25.721-05:00Comments on DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Student Goals = Growth in Test Scores? Is This the New Normal?Lisa Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-60309299888857349932013-07-07T21:39:54.268-04:002013-07-07T21:39:54.268-04:00Love it! Learning life skills are far more import...Love it! Learning life skills are far more important than test scores. I don't teach to a test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-48607659027344441142013-03-03T11:54:06.264-05:002013-03-03T11:54:06.264-05:00EVERYDAY the school we work at recites the thresho...EVERYDAY the school we work at recites the threshold scores that each grade is supposed to achieve over the PA system as part of our morning announcements. We''ve never been to North Korea but imagine this is what it is like.Students Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870145119991202912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-85976212034691196322013-01-22T20:17:57.116-05:002013-01-22T20:17:57.116-05:00I understand what you don't want to do, but pe...I understand what you don't want to do, but people need to know what you ARE going to do to measure test scores. You need to include what you will do when you say you aren't going to do something. So, what and how will you measure test scores for your student?joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17344245278879622775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-408487866905801122013-01-21T13:55:03.664-05:002013-01-21T13:55:03.664-05:00Sometimes things have to get REALLY CRAZY before t...Sometimes things have to get REALLY CRAZY before things change. Sometimes you have to hit ROCK BOTTOM before things change.<br />I think we've met both criteria. Now it's time for change!Russhttp://www.lovethatfeeling.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-32816392834458831382013-01-20T18:43:12.128-05:002013-01-20T18:43:12.128-05:00Thank you Cathy. You are so right.
Thank you Cathy. You are so right.<br />Lisa Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289525703981289695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647462454723044848.post-14943491556384719142013-01-20T09:55:00.347-05:002013-01-20T09:55:00.347-05:00What in the world are we doing to children, to the...What in the world are we doing to children, to their desire to learn, to their mindset ABOUT learning, ABOUT themselves when we put so much emphasis on a test score? What can that test score possibly tell us about them, about their ability to learn, to grow, to change? I can not tell you how saddened i am that we have come to this point in education. It flies in the face of all growth models. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224429341125880473noreply@blogger.com