Ignorance is Strength

I feel that I have learned a good deal about the topic of standardized tests and how it relates to teaching writing. I think that throughout searching for and reading various articles I have got a good feel of how most teachers feel about standardized testing. I was a bit disappointed in the fact that the majority of the articles reflected negatively on standardized testing. I wished there would have been more articles that showed it in a different light. This could be because the education community does view standardized testing as something that is that horrible or it could be because the media is only interested in the negative aspects of it. I also feel that I have a good gauge of what testing is going to look like for me when I get into the classroom. I think that I will share the view of many other teachers is saying that it will be something that my students and I must just get through. I have also learned that it is something that should be approached with caution being that a person can easily lose their job by breaking any rules of test giving. As far as my experience with blogging and RSS aggregators go, I am very pleased. I think that RSS technology is extremely useful and enjoyable. I am big into things being efficient and that is what this technology is. I love how much time I can save by simply going to google reader and seeing and reading about everything I want. I also found word press to be easy to use and figure out. I do have a somewhat sour taste in my mouth about it because it has been giving me some minor problems. I don’t know if I will incorporate this into my own curriculum. If I have a class that appears technologically advanced I might try it. To be honest I really don’t know if I will incorporate it or not. One instance where I could see it being useful is for daily journals. Instead of the class doing journals in class I could have then do blogging. They may also be more willing to do this than paper journals.