Read the directions to yourself while I read them aloud.
They say...
1. Try not to use a sarcastic tone while reading the directions to the dreaded ITBS. (Another teacher suggested using a TV announcer voice to do it...amusing but against the rules. Monotone might be funny too, but I don't think I could pull it off.)
2. Endeavor (in vain) not to show your contempt for the exceedingly ridiculous law that makes these tests make or break our school. (School in need of assistance, my &*$%.)
3. Amuse yourself silently or get work done on your computer while your kids are sweating and praying that they know the right answers.
4. Encourage your kids to do their best while you curse the time and money we have to waste on these stupid high-stakes tests instead of using it for real learning.
5. Try not to think about all the things that you can't control that affect how the kids will test. Did they sleep enough? Did they eat enough? Do their parents give them love and support and help them with their homework?
When these kids reach voting age, will they remember what NCLB did to them? Will they remember the pressure, the time, the crazy high stakes? Let's hope they vote as soon as they can...and vote the party who did this to us out of office.
1. Try not to use a sarcastic tone while reading the directions to the dreaded ITBS. (Another teacher suggested using a TV announcer voice to do it...amusing but against the rules. Monotone might be funny too, but I don't think I could pull it off.)
2. Endeavor (in vain) not to show your contempt for the exceedingly ridiculous law that makes these tests make or break our school. (School in need of assistance, my &*$%.)
3. Amuse yourself silently or get work done on your computer while your kids are sweating and praying that they know the right answers.
4. Encourage your kids to do their best while you curse the time and money we have to waste on these stupid high-stakes tests instead of using it for real learning.
5. Try not to think about all the things that you can't control that affect how the kids will test. Did they sleep enough? Did they eat enough? Do their parents give them love and support and help them with their homework?
When these kids reach voting age, will they remember what NCLB did to them? Will they remember the pressure, the time, the crazy high stakes? Let's hope they vote as soon as they can...and vote the party who did this to us out of office.
posted by Suzy at 3:29 PM
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