Comments on: Post numero uno http://sapele.edublogs.org/2007/09/24/post-numero-uno/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:19:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sheryl Smith http://sapele.edublogs.org/2007/09/24/post-numero-uno/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Sheryl Smith Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:21:53 +0000 http://sapele.edublogs.org/2007/09/24/post-numero-uno/#comment-3 I feel your pain, Johnathon. It's really sad that schools are so obligated to do well on the test that they end up teaching only for that specific purpose. I can imagine how "trapped" this might cause an educator to feel. It's also sad that they've started in on it so early in the school year, too. It seems to me that these tests were'nt until closer to Spring when I was in school, but it could be different now. I think that many teachers might be forced to put any teaching talent they might have on the back burner in order to teach for the tests. I remember my high school English teacher very well, she was one of my favorites (surprise). She taught me how to look at literature through a different lens and (thankfully) she never let me get away with slacking when it came to my writing. I have a lot to thank her for. However, I remember taking two weeks out of our class to go over the process for the standardized tests. She was like a zombie during that period, it was obvious she didn't care for it too much. She still taught very well and I passed the test just fine, but it was the most boring two weeks ever. I think I would have got alot more out of class if she were allowed to just do her own thing. I feel your pain, Johnathon. It’s really sad that schools are so obligated to do well on the test that they end up teaching only for that specific purpose. I can imagine how “trapped” this might cause an educator to feel. It’s also sad that they’ve started in on it so early in the school year, too. It seems to me that these tests were’nt until closer to Spring when I was in school, but it could be different now.

I think that many teachers might be forced to put any teaching talent they might have on the back burner in order to teach for the tests. I remember my high school English teacher very well, she was one of my favorites (surprise). She taught me how to look at literature through a different lens and (thankfully) she never let me get away with slacking when it came to my writing. I have a lot to thank her for. However, I remember taking two weeks out of our class to go over the process for the standardized tests. She was like a zombie during that period, it was obvious she didn’t care for it too much. She still taught very well and I passed the test just fine, but it was the most boring two weeks ever. I think I would have got alot more out of class if she were allowed to just do her own thing.

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