Comments on: Shhhh…it’s State Testing Week http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/03/09/shhhhits-state-testing-week/ Pontifications from the Princess of Positive Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: stacy lee http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/03/09/shhhhits-state-testing-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 stacy lee Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:37:19 +0000 http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/03/09/shhhhits-state-testing-week/#comment-1223 I am going to be in your neck of the woods on the 27th. Spending the night at the Best Western by the airport. Heading out at 0600 on the 28th to the Virgin Islands. If you want to have dinner let me know. I just need to be in the bed early since I have to catch an early flight. I plan on talking off work a little early to head down. I am going to be in your neck of the woods on the 27th. Spending the night at the Best Western by the airport. Heading out at 0600 on the 28th to the Virgin Islands. If you want to have dinner let me know. I just need to be in the bed early since I have to catch an early flight. I plan on talking off work a little early to head down.

]]> By: BethW http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/03/09/shhhhits-state-testing-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 BethW Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:00:13 +0000 http://www.kissmygumbo.com/2008/03/09/shhhhits-state-testing-week/#comment-1219 I <i>hate</i> all this standardized testing. I mean, we had some kind of testing when I was in school, but it didn't really mean anything more than an extra chance to see where the students' strengths and weaknesses lie. Now, students don't get to matriculate unless they pass X test, so the teachers, no matter how much they deny it, teach to the test. When my kids were in public school, they would often have study hall or quiet reading time while their teachers tutored the kids with problems. They could have skipped 2 months of school (nope, not an exaggeration) and not missed one bit of information. Slippers? To school? Craziness... then again, my kids teacher has been known to wear jammies and slippers to their first class (hey- it's tough getting up some mornings!) One of the many joys of homeschooling. I hate all this standardized testing. I mean, we had some kind of testing when I was in school, but it didn’t really mean anything more than an extra chance to see where the students’ strengths and weaknesses lie. Now, students don’t get to matriculate unless they pass X test, so the teachers, no matter how much they deny it, teach to the test.

When my kids were in public school, they would often have study hall or quiet reading time while their teachers tutored the kids with problems. They could have skipped 2 months of school (nope, not an exaggeration) and not missed one bit of information.

Slippers? To school? Craziness… then again, my kids teacher has been known to wear jammies and slippers to their first class (hey- it’s tough getting up some mornings!) One of the many joys of homeschooling.

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