Yep. Still on the countdown....and I hate to say it, but it's going to continue!
One question, though. Who's the idiot that came up with the idea of standardized testing? What kind of test is seriously and honestly going to test these kids on everything that they have learned the entire year?
How fair is that really?
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Countdown
24 days to go. I may be really really tired now, but there's the sense of anticipation as the school year draws to a close.
Is it the kid in me that can't wait for summer? Is it the adult in me that knows that I need to regroup and regain my sanity? Not sure which, but both are viable in my opinion!
I see kids starting to fret about EOG's and EOC's....kids really sinking into "Spring Fever" and looking outside more and more everyday. I see kids that get into more trouble as the year draws to a close....maybe to go home as they don't want to be at school, or some are in a funk because they don't want to go home. School is the safest place for them.
I see teachers, oddly enough, that are going through the same phases....maybe not getting into trouble, but certainly starting to look more outdoors, daydreaming about the things they will do (with whatever money the state is NOT taking away) and fretting about EOG's and what that will mean for their academic teaching careers.
All the year-end band and chorus concerts, the talent shows, the meaningless pep rallies, and other school-wide assemblies. Whew.
I need a summer to regain conciousness from thinking about all these things!
24 days to go!
Is it the kid in me that can't wait for summer? Is it the adult in me that knows that I need to regroup and regain my sanity? Not sure which, but both are viable in my opinion!
I see kids starting to fret about EOG's and EOC's....kids really sinking into "Spring Fever" and looking outside more and more everyday. I see kids that get into more trouble as the year draws to a close....maybe to go home as they don't want to be at school, or some are in a funk because they don't want to go home. School is the safest place for them.
I see teachers, oddly enough, that are going through the same phases....maybe not getting into trouble, but certainly starting to look more outdoors, daydreaming about the things they will do (with whatever money the state is NOT taking away) and fretting about EOG's and what that will mean for their academic teaching careers.
All the year-end band and chorus concerts, the talent shows, the meaningless pep rallies, and other school-wide assemblies. Whew.
I need a summer to regain conciousness from thinking about all these things!
24 days to go!
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