Shorten School? (”Testing, part 2″)
So the county is thinking of saving money next year by thinking they’ll cut off five days at the end of school. Their ‘reasoning’ is that kids zone out those last few days anyway, so just let the kids stay home, don’t pay the teachers to come in, and… problem solved. The next year they’d take away five more days. Remember that “LOGICAL” reasoning I’ve been preaching for your problem-solution papers? What are they thinking?! There are always “last days” no matter when school ends.
How about this idea? Make “end” of grade testing truly the end. After kids pass the tests, their school year is finished. Pack up, go home. Teachers remain to review with those kids who didn’t pass. Since we (teachers) will have a relatively small group, like PAC, the kids who need more help really get it. Plus there is definite incentive (getting out of school earlier) to pay attention during class and put effort into the EOGs.
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I think that we should learn EVERYTHING before the EOGs (if we decide to have them!) We shouldn’t have any tests or quizzes within the EOGs. Besides, at the end of the school year, the pandemic “spring fever”
infects everybody, so shortening school would create a solution to this problem. And there’s less work for the teachers and students.
Justin – do you check the blog every night, or do you have an RSS feed somehow? It seems you always know when there’s a new post. And I LOVE that!!
Mrs. Paisie I didn’t get what is the assignment
Asaf R.~
I think the Eogs should be the last thing on the year calender but the amount of days should stay the same because some kides need extra help and 5 days can make a diffrence.
Ryan, you are very smart – five days can make a difference.