Tuesday: still no Teach-In

Today was the NCLB-mandated standardized test for math, so, once again,  I sat in my student’s home while she worked on, and on.  And on.  Sixty questions.   Although she is too ill to go to school, she is a cheerful and philosophical soul.  She’s also extremely bright, so my docile compliance with state testing requirements [...]

Here comes the TAKS

We are getting ready for the last of our TAKS administrations for the school year.  (I was going to say the last of how many, but I can’t count that high. )  TAKS is our attempt to  comply with the NCLB assessment requirements.
You may be one of the 5 or so people who aren’t affected and don’t have [...]