We had a heavy week of testing this week.
ISTEP testing. I do not care for ISTEP testing. One kid cried through much of it, asserting over and over again, "I can't read this!" He was right of course, but I cajoled him into filling in circles. He did not want to do that and who can blame him? I felt a bit like a rat. I probably should have told him to sit and draw. We have one more test next week. Then we take ISTEP again in spring. And we're adding a 4
times a year 3 hour test called "
Acuity." And we still will take NWEA 3 times a year, another 3 hour computerized test. So we've got testing covered. Please don't have any doubts about that.
We had a heavy week of testing this week. ISTEP testing. I do not care for ISTEP testing. One kid cried through much of it, asserting over and over again, "I can't read this!" He was right of course, but I cajoled him into filling in circles. He did not want to do that and who can blame him? I felt a bit like a rat. I probably should have told him to sit and draw. We have one more test next week. Then we take ISTEP again in spring. And we're adding a 4 times a year 3 hour test called "Acuity." And we still will take NWEA 3 times a year, another 3 hour computerized test. So we've got testing covered. Please don't have any doubts about that.
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why do they make us do the testing?
This is just on the heels of his p's telling his teacher that he was feeling great about himself as a reader. He had a great summer and a wonderful beginning of the school year.
And I'm a librarian. What message does this send to the kids.
And I'm a librarian. Why the hell am I involved?
And I'm a librarian. What happening up in the library while I'm downstairs.
jw