tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post114049098661844527..comments2023-07-14T05:36:36.786-07:00Comments on Of Life, Education, E-bay, Travel & Books: T minus One and CountingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17333382268292453140noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140790365067975722006-02-24T06:12:00.000-08:002006-02-24T06:12:00.000-08:00At what age does testing begin in Texas? We start...At what age does testing begin in Texas? We start at second grade in CA.Msabcmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873520963195947408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140662326377950282006-02-22T18:38:00.000-08:002006-02-22T18:38:00.000-08:00I hope TAKS went all right for you...and now it's ...I hope TAKS went all right for you...and now it's over and you can breathe easy for awhile. I just hate standardized tests and how much emphasis is put on them.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684253587216306249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140658526389448752006-02-22T17:35:00.000-08:002006-02-22T17:35:00.000-08:00Mike, How does your school get away with not testi...Mike, <BR/>How does your school get away with not testing kids? We tested EVERYONE but 1 kid in lifeskills who can't be tested since she can't write or speak. Even the recent immigrants took a release test.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333382268292453140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140653792871378652006-02-22T16:16:00.000-08:002006-02-22T16:16:00.000-08:00I had to administer a writing test to my kiddos. I...I had to administer a writing test to my kiddos. It was horrible. I was dead tired today, and all I did was walk around. I can just imagine what my kids felt like. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, you're so right about the whole thing.Georgina Baezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12030269038891455213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140577340138771262006-02-21T19:02:00.000-08:002006-02-21T19:02:00.000-08:00You test them up to 3 times in Texas? Man! Not tha...You test them up to 3 times in Texas? Man! <BR/><BR/>Not that I agree with testing the kids 3 times...<BR/><BR/>Here in California, all we ever hear is how we need to be more and more like Texas. (because your scores are better than ours) The more I look into it though, I am finding SO many differences between our two states and the way that we administer our tests. We have different standards, different testing procedures, we only give the test once, etc... How can we be compared against each other is we do everything differently? If we have to test, I would prefer that we (as a nation) all do the same, exact thing. Same standards, same testing procedures, etc. <BR/><BR/>I hate these blasted tests.... I ALMOST want to go to first or kinder. (They don't test!)Msabcmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05873520963195947408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140576654314059702006-02-21T18:50:00.000-08:002006-02-21T18:50:00.000-08:00I spent the day guarding 9 kids who were exempt fr...I spent the day guarding 9 kids who were exempt from the test. Two were nice kids who are simply not very bright, and about 7 were kids with serious problems. Needless to say putting them all together was like throwing gasoline on a fire. In addition, b/c I was busy a 2nd grade class had to miss Science lab and another missed Computer lab.Mike in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635962989639829455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140568012584530682006-02-21T16:26:00.000-08:002006-02-21T16:26:00.000-08:00That is one of the most brilliant summing-up of th...That is one of the most brilliant summing-up of the whole testing situation that I've ever read.Mamacita (The REAL one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400978384217375737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140564344021994722006-02-21T15:25:00.000-08:002006-02-21T15:25:00.000-08:00I'm an attendance clerk in a high school. I won't ...I'm an attendance clerk in a high school. I won't tell you how many parents I called today because their cherub wasn't at school taking TAKS who didn't even know today was TAKS. Sigh. <BR/>Several of them had doctor or dental appointments "this afternoon" so, Of Course, they couldn't come to school at 7:35 for something as mundane as a test that determines whether or not they graduate from high school.Kathy of the HavinsNesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210693271532303925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144565.post-1140494006326845782006-02-20T19:53:00.000-08:002006-02-20T19:53:00.000-08:00You've hit the nail on the head. We can test them ...You've hit the nail on the head. We can test them till the moon turns blue, but as long as the programs to help these kids stop once they walk out of the school each day, we will continue to leave kids far, far, behind....The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.com