May
05
Filed Under (NCLB, SOLs, Testing) by tekkieteacher on 05-05-2009

Our SOL schedule is available in several locations. Here is an abbreviated schedule, showing subjects and periods by date.

May 09 Calendar.xls

You can also find this schedule posted on our online Faculty Calendar.

The best place to look, though, is on your personal online calendar. That’s were you will see not just the abbreviated schedule, but all the details you’ve entered for each of your classes–all in one convenient spot!

Mar
31
Filed Under (NCLB, Testing, Videos) by tekkieteacher on 31-03-2008

Here’s an interesting commentary on our favorite piece of legislation, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, done by Tom Chapin. The original video can be found at http://www.notonthetest.com/.

Not on the Test

Jan
04
Filed Under (NCLB, Testing) by tekkieteacher on 04-01-2008

This was written by a retired school superintendent from South Carolina named John Taylor way back in 2002. It’s been making the rounds for years now and I’m not sure how I could have missed it. Better late than never. Enjoy.

No Dentist Left Behind

Dec
12
Filed Under (Language Arts, NCLB, Testing) by tekkieteacher on 12-12-2007

As we are in the midst of SOL remediation and testing, I found Alfie Kohn’s post, Do Kids Read Less for Fun? Blame Standardized Tests from The Pulse, particularly poignant. One quote, in particular, stood out:

“We haven’t been doing any reading since we started preparing the kids for the reading test.”