Testing – Day 6
Glazed eyes
Heads down on desks
Lots
of erasing
Bloody noses
Furrowed brows
Lots
of raised hands
“I don’t understand……..”
Eyes blink, foreheads rubbed
Tally marks
when they should be using multiplication
BUT WE WENT OVER
AND OVER THIS IN CLASS
WHY DON’T THEY
REMEMBER???
Lost in thought, staring out windows
shuffling feet
Sighs, coughs, sniffs
Lots
of bathroom breaks
“My pencil broke…”
Construction noises outside
YEAH –
BRILLIANT PLANNING – LET’S START
MAJOR
RENOVATIONS DURING TESTING WEEKS!!!
Eyes wander, return to the page
Bubbles filled in
Tests dropped on the ground
pages turned
Weariness, heaviness, frustration weigh down
To be repeated….. TOMORROW.
WHY?
Quote of the day: “In school we learn things
then take the test,
In
everyday life we take the test then we learn things.”
~Admon Israel
I think that everyone involved in writing and creating standardized tests should sit for the tests in the classroom with students. I'm not sure what, but something would change.
ReplyDeleteThe worst part for me is seeing students feel defeated before they even begin. I know they have learned much this year, but that test doesn't always show it.
ReplyDeleteYou captured testing days so perfectly....sigh....soon it will be over.
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