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Re: Day 20!!!!


As a public school teacher, I know first hand what you are talking about. We have been and will continue testing all this week. The only way we/you are going to make a difference in this mindset is to vote out the politicians who set up these types of unrealistic expectations. How a child performs on one day (no matter what the child is going through at that time (home life), how they might feel, (we all have "off" days), and whether they have had the proper nutrition and rest, (some of my students have not been blessed with nurturing families), are all factors in the "TEST"... but do those politicians take such into account when some students do not make AYP (adequate yearly progress)??? Of course not!!! I work with Special Needs students and they are expected to eventually reach and perform as their grade-level peers who have NO special needs!! I believe in setting high expectations for my students, but not unrealistic ones where they will never experience success!!! Some students will never reach those higher levels. The pressure that is placed on students, their parents, teachers, and administrators to reach Exemplary status IS NOT what school should be about!! I am sorry you had such a horrible experience at your son's school. Please know that there are teachers who feel just as you do... throw out the unrealistic testing and teach the students what they need to prepare them for being life-long learners who think for themselves!!! God bless you and yours.
 

 
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