Monday marks the beginning of the state tests. My poor students have state tests in writing, math, reading, and now science. Because funding is tied to our scores, if they do not do well, they have a test prep class next year in high school, instead of their study hall. I've been trying very hard to not focus on testing in my instruction, but there comes a point when we have not covered everything that is on the test and I resort to test prep myself. Accountability is a good thing, but this is just a high stakes test.
Enough complaining - I keep telling my students that it doesn't do anything useful.
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