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beautyq115
New Year!
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Teachers on testing grades...
Are you freaking about the ELA or just to damn excited about Christmas Break to care??? I would say I am a mix of both 
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Posted 12/19/07 9:13 PM  |
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donegal419
St. Gerard, pray for us.
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
i am too excited for break!!! also to be honest... i don't really care. Sure I want the kids to do well, but I hate teaching to a test and I don't do it... sure i give them a practice run or two, but that's it.... i hope that it's my teaching and those of my colleagues before me that give them good marks. I also teach severely LD kids, so what they get is what they get. I never feel any pressure from administration to get certain scores.
don't worry about it too much, Kathleen. they'll be fine.... i had a child who could NOT read (severe dslexic and LD...) she MATCHED words from the text and the question and got a 4.... these tests are so NOT a true assessment of their academic functioning.
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| Posted 12/19/07 9:37 PM |
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Arieschick29
aries+cancer= pisces&gemini
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Jen
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
I was freaking out but now I dont really care.
i havent done one practice test yet or even went over type sof questions.
These tests are what they are and when you realize that they are graded by teachers (some who are generous, some who are out to take away as many points as possible)
I realize not to give them much thought!
BRING ON BREAK!!!
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| Posted 12/19/07 9:38 PM |
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islandersgirl74
Love Being A Mommy!
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Michelle
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
Im trying to get them somewhat prepared..at least letting them know how close it is in case they didnt realize. I have a pretty slow and lazy group this year and I honestly dont know what to expect ftom them.
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| Posted 12/19/07 10:03 PM |
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Palebride
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Lori
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
I never freak about the ELA....I'm an 9th grade teacher. I just find that the more the teacher freaks, the more the students freak, and then they don't do their best.
I'm preparing them....they don't know it - but everything we've been doing for the last month is hidden ELA prep. So they'll be ready...whether they know it or not.
And, even though my school puts a huge emphasis on the scores...I could really care less as long as they do their best.
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| Posted 12/19/07 10:29 PM |
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beautyq115
New Year!
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
Well now in my school we have $3,000 per UFT member riding on how well the 4th grade does on this damn test...I am sick about this
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| Posted 12/19/07 11:09 PM |
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Moehick
Ready for the sun!
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Re: Teachers on testing grades...
Not worried about ELa...I have done all I can to prepare these kids now I feel it is up to them.
Math on the other hand  
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| Posted 12/20/07 6:10 AM |
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