tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514860513640386097.post2356265285026235299..comments2023-03-21T07:51:46.063-04:00Comments on BYOD, ASAP: The (False?) Pressure of Standardized TestsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13987609384790057309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514860513640386097.post-47955043938604930002014-11-20T19:25:57.278-05:002014-11-20T19:25:57.278-05:00S true about your post. I teach French Immersion f...S true about your post. I teach French Immersion for Grade 6 students. Students take French, Social Studies, Science, arts and Gym. I work very closely with my English colleagues to align the content to the language and students will se continuity. Our Math scores fluctuate, like you said what matters that students are engaged in learning and enjoy school and become critical thinkiers. Learning With The Studentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02980569864128130063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514860513640386097.post-31099137546169938032014-11-09T17:15:27.581-05:002014-11-09T17:15:27.581-05:00Heather, I could totally connect to this post beca...Heather, I could totally connect to this post because I felt the same way a couple of years ago after I taught Grade 6. I thought to myself, what if our results fall? Will people blame me for trying something new and it not working? And in all honesty, I worried until I found out the results, and then even when I found out that we didn't fall, I still wondered if we could have done better. But the bottom line is, I'm not the only teacher that impacts on these results. This is not a one year test. If all that we think about is the test, what impact that have on student experiences during that Grade _____ year? I do think though that there's value in always thinking about what we do, why we do it, and how we can improve. If the test makes us consider our teaching practices more, maybe that's a good thing. I'd just hope that we could do this without the test.<br /><br />AvivaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514860513640386097.post-74140688466433030172014-11-09T11:18:35.345-05:002014-11-09T11:18:35.345-05:00Thanks, Sean. I had trouble writing this because I...Thanks, Sean. I had trouble writing this because I'm often so torn, and I think it would be much harder for me if our tests contributed to the students' marks like yours do. I recently read that while performance goals - like doing well on tests - did indeed work for getting students to "show well," they did little for teaching students resilience and grit... traits that students will need when attacking the next level of material. I have to believe that those traits are more important than our provincial standing...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987609384790057309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514860513640386097.post-90537342715808490732014-11-09T09:42:13.617-05:002014-11-09T09:42:13.617-05:00Hi Heather,
I am really thankful that you shared ...Hi Heather,<br /><br />I am really thankful that you shared this post on the pressure teachers feel as a result of government exams. I have been reflecting on the same subject as I have recently moved to high school. In my grade 10 courses, the students take a test at the end of the semester that is worth 20% of their mark. That fact has coloured the pace and form at which I teach. You have reminded me that it is more important to teach in the manner I believe in ... over simply covering concepts. I know that in that way the learning is much greater and is best for the students. <br /><br />SeanSean Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02793158257986607322noreply@blogger.com