On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:22 AM, kimberlee hannan wrote: > I tried something new last year. I took samples of the writing and > word > work we did in class, blew them up and titled it "Here's how we learned > it..." ~~~~snip~~~~ > > Good teaching and A LITTLE constructive test strategy is enough. But > the > good teaching is the key.
My master's thesis advisor and mentor used to say that if you did good teaching, the test scores would follow. The challenge these days is to stick with the good teaching when all around we are being bombarded with test prep, test score data analysis, math computation at all costs, elimination of the arts and recesses, and other trends that go against what many people understand as good teaching of the whole child. When schools spend money on test prep workbooks but can't find money for math manipulatives and books to read, the road is very bumpy. Renee "The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in times of crisis, remain neutral." ~ Edmund Burke _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
