Posts Tagged ‘standardized testing’
Beyond the Testing Curtain: 10 Things Kids Really Need to Hear from Us Right Now
We are their teachers. All of us. We have never been more needed because their journey growing up has never been harder. Yes, it is much harder then when you and I (and even their older siblings) were growing up. Why? The barrage of standardized tests in their daily reality have never been more prolific.…
Read MoreI Will Not Let An Exam Result Decide My Fate
If you haven’t already, you must watch this video. This young artist’s spoken word message is exactly what my work – and my own personal mission – is all about. Are we getting the message? Are we listening? It’s time to change everything. Otherwise we will continue to raise generations of children who feel the…
Read More[Listen]: Non-cognitive skills & support for struggling students
If you are an educator, if you care about children, if you struggled because of your own childhood trauma, you MUST listen to –> this segment on “This American Life.” There is SO much more we need to focus on as we educate our children and prepare them for success in life. We cannot focus just…
Read MoreStandardized testing?
Source: Facebook. The great open share-er of information, ideas and opinions. What part of you is standard? What part of your mind is “standardized” and operates just like everyone else’s? Yes, I mean what part of your mind is like EVERYONE else’s? Not just the people in your family, at your school or office,…
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