Summer was great. I had time to play with the kids, went on a couple vacations, spoke at a few conferences, and got settled into a new house and new job. Oh yeah, and it was my first summer being on Twitter. No big deal, right? WRONG.
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It was sweet, no doubt about it. Yesterday morning, my classroom was open for any student who wanted to come in and study for the upcoming state test. If it were up to me, there wouldn't be this feeling that students needed to study for this 65 question guessing game in order to be placed in next year's classes. At the end of the year, we would just hand the next grade level the students' portfolios of creations and let those determine the placement of each student. But, because we're in this pressured testing environment that we are, kids care about the test more than they should and I want them to feel supported in their endeavors.
To support the kids who wanted to have that extra chance for review, I took a page out of @CoffeCue's playbook and spin it to meet the needs of kids. Why not have a cup of coffee with kids instead of adults? |
AuthorMath nerds tend to have a reputation for being math nerds. I'm here to continue that trend. Archives
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