Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
Mississippi Shows Us How
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="donner" data-source="post: 4119185" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>My son will have his third grade exam at the end of this year here. It's certainly something that is on our radar, though more because it's an additional test that will cause stress and not because we are worried he wont advance. </p><p></p><p>They certainly make a big deal about it, but more because they get evaluated for it and not because it will likely keep that many kids from advancing. IIRC, they get multiple chances at the exam. What it has really led to, though, is more testing overall.</p><p></p><p>They do a lot of exams throughout the year to prepare them for the big one. They have Accelerated Reader points they have to earn through reading and testings about each book. That in turn leads to STAR testing. All of that builds up to the big exam at the end of the year. </p><p></p><p>And what i find more amusing about it is that a student could demonstrate that they can read above the level needed to advance all year, but if they perform poorly on the main exam they (in theory) would get held back. It's a lot of theatre. </p><p></p><p>That said, we are fortunate to have a great principal who is big on reading as a foundation for everything. Every kid in the 2nd and 3rd grade met each of their AR goals last year. (We don't district, so each kid attends the same school as others in their grade). That is a heck of an achievement when you look at the wide range of backgrounds and abilities in a public school with this many kids in those grades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donner, post: 4119185, member: 277"] My son will have his third grade exam at the end of this year here. It's certainly something that is on our radar, though more because it's an additional test that will cause stress and not because we are worried he wont advance. They certainly make a big deal about it, but more because they get evaluated for it and not because it will likely keep that many kids from advancing. IIRC, they get multiple chances at the exam. What it has really led to, though, is more testing overall. They do a lot of exams throughout the year to prepare them for the big one. They have Accelerated Reader points they have to earn through reading and testings about each book. That in turn leads to STAR testing. All of that builds up to the big exam at the end of the year. And what i find more amusing about it is that a student could demonstrate that they can read above the level needed to advance all year, but if they perform poorly on the main exam they (in theory) would get held back. It's a lot of theatre. That said, we are fortunate to have a great principal who is big on reading as a foundation for everything. Every kid in the 2nd and 3rd grade met each of their AR goals last year. (We don't district, so each kid attends the same school as others in their grade). That is a heck of an achievement when you look at the wide range of backgrounds and abilities in a public school with this many kids in those grades. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
Mississippi Shows Us How
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom