Comments for Teaching The Outsiders (and more) http://teachingtheoutsiders.com Middle school teaching: Five shows a day, 180 days a year. Fri, 18 May 2012 03:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on State Testing–Tips for Teachers… Interrupted by mrC http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/state-testing-tips-for-teachers-interrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-3234 mrC Fri, 18 May 2012 03:03:36 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=2866#comment-3234 @ Heather - Ouch. 'nuff said. @ Heather – Ouch. ’nuff said.

]]> Comment on State Testing…and etc. by mrC http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/state-testing-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3233 mrC Fri, 18 May 2012 03:03:09 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=2874#comment-3233 @ Kelli - Texas. 'nuff said. Sorry, I couldn't resist. @ Kelli – Texas. ’nuff said. Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

]]> Comment on State Testing–Tips for Teachers… Interrupted by Heather http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/state-testing-tips-for-teachers-interrupted/comment-page-1/#comment-3217 Heather Tue, 15 May 2012 18:35:12 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=2866#comment-3217 Required. Every department does one, usually the released test from the previous year, so by the time the school year is over the students have actually taken 8 standardized tests. Required. Every department does one, usually the released test from the previous year, so by the time the school year is over the students have actually taken 8 standardized tests.

]]> Comment on State Testing…and etc. by Mrs. M~ http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/state-testing-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3215 Mrs. M~ Tue, 15 May 2012 15:07:16 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=2874#comment-3215 Standardized testing is one of the banes of my existence as a teacher. We each give our own subject's state test during our class time, so by the time we are done with all subject areas, the kids have been testing for about three weeks straight. (But we all prefer this method--we have tried every other plan imaginable.) The kids get a break for a few weeks, then we have to do district testing in every subject. By that time the kids are sick to death of testing and could care less how they do. It is ridiculous! I can't even make myself count how many weeks of school time are spent preparing for and giving tests--I would cry. I have heard about parents in other states refusing to allow their children to go through the testing. I wonder how we could rally all parents and start a revolt???? :-) Standardized testing is one of the banes of my existence as a teacher. We each give our own subject’s state test during our class time, so by the time we are done with all subject areas, the kids have been testing for about three weeks straight. (But we all prefer this method–we have tried every other plan imaginable.) The kids get a break for a few weeks, then we have to do district testing in every subject. By that time the kids are sick to death of testing and could care less how they do. It is ridiculous!

I can’t even make myself count how many weeks of school time are spent preparing for and giving tests–I would cry.

I have heard about parents in other states refusing to allow their children to go through the testing. I wonder how we could rally all parents and start a revolt???? :-)

]]> Comment on State Testing…and etc. by Kelli http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/state-testing-and-etc/comment-page-1/#comment-3214 Kelli Tue, 15 May 2012 12:39:34 +0000 http://teachingtheoutsiders.com/?p=2874#comment-3214 In Texas, 5th and 8th graders can be held back if they fail their state tests... this year, however, we have a fancy NEW test, so they've given us a reprieve on that requirement for this year. (Oddly, the new test looked just like the old test, but with a different logo on the front. Hmmm...) Sigh. This stuff makes my brain ache. In Texas, 5th and 8th graders can be held back if they fail their state tests… this year, however, we have a fancy NEW test, so they’ve given us a reprieve on that requirement for this year. (Oddly, the new test looked just like the old test, but with a different logo on the front. Hmmm…)

Sigh. This stuff makes my brain ache.

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