It’s not much of a stretch to imagine that someone who identifies herself as a clown would not think much of standardized tests. So it is not a stretch to imagine how appalled I am that Mayor Bloomberg has announced a pilot program including timed paper-and-pencil assessments for children as young as kindergarten. That’s insane. [...]
When I was preparing to begin a blog of my own, in my random cyber-wanderings I came across a blog that made me laugh. It wasn’t the wit of the writer, it was the subject matter. A man, a professional athlete had just become a proud stay-at-home-dad. His blog bragged about how smoothly his day [...]
My kid brought home a test today 20/24, 84%. Can I just say my kid is 7. Can I just say she only missed 4 questions. OK. Next year, third grade is a big deal test in New York City. We are supposed to go over with our child the questions that they missed. [...]
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