Confession, I hate these days. Everyone gets amped up over a couple of tests. Kids who normally do fine on a test are suddenly nauseated or hyper or groaning with dread. They don’t want to be there, and I’m betting most parents don’t want to send them either, if given a choice.
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The pressure is on to make sure everyone gets a healthy breakfast, a few snacks packed and to school on time.
For teachers and principals, they’re judged on a handful of days a year. It’s a moment in time and not necessarily what kids actually know.
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And yet, we do it. We send them, and we hope for the best.
Here’s this year’s calendar:
Tuesday
Fourth grade writing
Seventh grade writing
Fifth grade math
Eighth grade math
English I
Wednesday
Fifth grade reading
Eighth grade reading
Thursday
English II
Friday
Makeup tests for this week
May 7-11
Algebra I
Biology
U.S. History
May 14
Third grade math
Fourth grade math
Fifth grade math retest
Eighth grade math retest
May 15
Third grade reading
Fourth grade reading
Sixth grade reading
Seventh grade reading
English III
Fifth grade reading retest
Eighth grade reading retest
May 16
Fifth grade science
Eighth grade science
Algebra II
May 17
Grade 8 Social Studies
May 18
Make up tests from May 14-17