| Testing Testing is fun and useful when the teacher knows how to keep student anxiety at a reasonable level, and to take advantage of the teachable moments created by that anxiety. Students pay extra attention to their teachers at testing time. Before the test is given, young people want to learn enough to pass. After the test, they are curious about the questions, so this is a perfect time to reteach skills. This way kids know either that they got the right answer, or that they will get it right next time. Testing can help, rather than harm, instruction if it is integrated effectively into classroom activities. I sometimes wonder if teachers and/or parents transmit their own anxiety to students since anxiety varies so much from classroom to classroom. |
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| The California Teachers Association is hurting our students, teachers and schools. Its failed one-size-fits-all approach to education ignores the huge differences between teachers. Parents and teachers know all teachers do not learn in the same way or at the same pace. Some of them are far, far behind in intelligence, education, and understanding of how kids learn. They should not have full responsibility for any classroom. Pay the good teachers double or triple what they're getting now, and put them in charge of several classrooms. Each master teacher should be deeply involved in several classrooms, guiding several beginning or slow-to-learn teachers. |
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