Friday, May 23, 2008 9:29:28 PM Now here's a question to which I'd love to have frank and honest answers from each of us on this listserve: which of us could score well on a test with that quantity of reading and three minute "breaks"? I can't understand why parents aren't screaming their heads off!
Honestly, parents don't ever see the test so they wouldn't know what to complain about. All they know is their kids are testing for several days. Heck, in our state, teachers are really not supposed to look at the test either. We are just supposed to read the directions and then monitor if kids are on the right page and complete all the problems, etc. We can only say things like "Did you check all your work and are you ready to turn in your boolet?" If a kid says "yes", then their word is final. As for passing the test myself, I don't know, we're not supposed to "read" it! -------------- Original message from Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- > Now here's a question to which I'd love to have frank and honest answers from > each of us on this listserve: which of us could score well on a test with > that > quantity of reading and three minute "breaks"? I can't understand why parents > aren't screaming their heads off! > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] to my world! You need to know that > Maryland students from grade three and up have faced this type of test for > years > now. Kids read multiple passages...answer essays and multiple choice > questions. > For us, test taking strategies are less important than building stamina... > Yikes! JenniferAll of this has worked in the past! However, this practice did > not prepare the students for the lengthyselections this year.The breaks are > built into the test (50 minutes, 3 minute break, 45minutes, 3 minute break, > 45 > minutes) so we have no control over thatunless the student has an IEP or 504 > which allows for other modifications.The breaks are built into the test (50 > minutes, 3 minute break, 45minutes, 3 minute break, 45 minutes) so we have no > control over thatunless the student has an IEP or 504 which allows for other > modifications. > _________________________________________________________________ > Make every e-mail and IM count. Join the im Initiative from Microsoft. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Join/Default.aspx?source=EML_WL_ MakeCount > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >
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