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nenagh

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4. That was exactly it....so I told them that my son couldn't read 'dog' when he was little..

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 14, 2013, 07:39 PM

Apr 2013

and taught himself to read better by reading computer game magazines. (Nintendo!)

That we have a right too fail sometimes.... Exams are quirky: sometimes everything you studied is on the exam and we do well...sometimes it looks like nothing we've studied...so we don't do well... But we can do better another time..

Just too much strain on everyone.....and so unfair to think of linking test scores to teacher's salaries..

Indeed.

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I have never posted a thread before..so hope it's OK for me to post here... [View all] nenagh Apr 2013 OP

Afraid of failing at age nine. CrispyQ Apr 2013 #1

Indeed. The system literally beats the imagination and creativity right out of them. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #2

That was exactly it....so I told them that my son couldn't read 'dog' when he was little.. nenagh Apr 2013 #4

Yes, vibes for students and teachers this week, elleng Apr 2013 #3

These tests do nothing for these children, and they traumatize them. Squinch Apr 2013 #5

The tests are deliberately tricky. eom roody Apr 2013 #6

This is why I have developed a short one hour workshop on test anxiety and reduction. mbperrin Apr 2013 #7

Thank you for your reply... nenagh Apr 2013 #8

I don't know what an FCAT is ( "fat-cat"? Hmmm....) but it sounds hideous. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 #9

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test gejohnston May 2013 #11

Nice post. Before I retired I had kids in tears, with tummy aches... madfloridian May 2013 #10