How do you calm children down after months of stress and hype over standardized tests? How do you reassure everyone that the scores won’t be used to punish neighborhoods, penalize kids who don’t do well, […]
I have spent the last several weeks as an activist against standardized testing abuse. Perhaps I should have watched the video below before I started my campaign. If I had, I would have learned that […]
I need your help. Okay, it’s more than me. Millions of parents, teachers and children need your help. As you may be aware, I’m not a big fan of standardized testing and corporatization in our […]
Are we putting too much emphasis on standardized testing? Watch this “inspirational” video from a Texas school district and decide for yourself – if you can get through the typos. 1. Your child will spend 24 hours […]
The following is a real email that was sent to my home. In a nutshell, my daughter is required to spend about 90 minutes a week doing online lessons to prepare her for the upcoming […]
What do parents really want from public schools? Plain and simple, we want them to help us educate our kids. Help them learn to read and write. Build their math skills. Introduce them to science […]
Dear Teachers, I owe you an apology. From the deepest level of my heart, I am so sorry for misjudging you. This is what happens when a person bases her opinion about a school solely […]
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