tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post301184451405840983..comments2023-11-05T07:37:23.135-05:00Comments on LIFE AT TRACEY SPEED: DATA DRIVEN!Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064113501129840818noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-56962146973448934812010-02-11T22:43:57.254-05:002010-02-11T22:43:57.254-05:00You should be proud of the numbers. I understand c...You should be proud of the numbers. I understand circumstances, but still, that's a lot of hard work on your part.<br /><br />Also? I hate the testing too. I recently found out that CA dropped the writing benchmark test for 4th graders this year due to funding issues. I couldn't be more happy. I've been helping my son's teacher with writing projects all year. Out of 31 kids in the class there are maybe a third that would pass with no problem. The other 2/3's are borderline at best. These kids would have been tested on writing skills that I didn't learn until Jr. High and High school. I get that they need to learn writing but some of the 'standards' are clearly too advanced for their age. And this is in a school where we don't have to deal with most of the issues that you do. Unreal.I can't find my bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613321200230079978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631451666879199613.post-71702690097291133172010-02-11T21:03:58.393-05:002010-02-11T21:03:58.393-05:00I am studying to become a teacher and standardized...I am studying to become a teacher and standardized testing is the one thing im NOT looking forward to!!!<br /><br />Good job to you and your students :)BNMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865816022677082186noreply@blogger.com