Is this the test to test us for the test to see if we are ready for the test?
Whatever you are, be a good one.
A comic has circulated through social media. In it a teacher is confronted by her students with the following question: Is this the test to test us for the test to see if we are ready for the test? Sometimes it does seem, both inside and outside of education, that testing has taken the helm in our schools. Blogs with graphics like these dot the internet: This week, we experienced the ultimate fourth grade testing experience - MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) testing. This may not be the forum to discuss current testing trends. It is the forum to communicate my desire to teach my students to want to learn for the sake of learning and bettering themselves, and not simply to pass a high-stakes test. That doesn't mean we haven't put forth our best effort to do our best to put our best foot forward, which is our goal for all of the things we do. I can't help but think of Abraham Lincoln's quote: Whatever you are, be a good one. That's basically what my dad always taught us boys - to always do our best, to always be the best we could be - and it's something I want my own children to learn. While we really do not wish to fail, we also do not wish to achieve anything less than our best!
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