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We spend too much time worrying aboutthe state test. Now the state is phasing out the 11th grade high school graduation test and replacing it with algebra 1 algebra 2 and geometry tests for students to complete at the end of each course. But the testing needs to be done at the beginning of May(for scoring time) and there is still a month of curriculum to cover.
judy5ca Oh, Janel, this makes me crazy! Like you, here in California we teach teach teach all year and then test with a month of school to go. I consider that last month my time to "really teach." I go more in depth on some things instead of feeling like that old maxim: a mile wide and an inch deep. I wish we tested the first week of school to see what the...See More
Jun 18, 2011
judy5ca And the other reason I wish we tested the first week of school is that then we'd have the test results in time to DO SOMETHING with them. We could actually use those results to build meaningful lessons based on students' needs. But no, we must cram info into their poor heads for a week of testing in May. And by the time we get the results, we don't...See More
Jun 18, 2011
Janine Spiess On 6/18/11, judy5ca wrote: > And the other reason I wish we tested the first week of school is > that then we'd have the test results in time to DO SOMETHING with > them. We could actually use those results to build meaningful > lessons based on students' needs. But no, we must cram info into > their poor heads for a week of testing ...See More
Jun 20, 2011


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