It's that time again!
The time of the year that all actual education is basically thrown aside so that students can learn the necessary skills of decoding the required state exams that show nothing of the students' (or teachers') actual capabilities.
That's right - it's the Superbowl of the education world. State testing!
Now, I have had great fun during my PrePracticum, as I feel as I have been able to see actual lessons because the test seemed to be so far off. But for some schools, it's next week. Others, in a month or so. But it is interesting how things in the classroom shift from making sure the child understands the concept of a subject to being able to read English, decode it, and then figuring out which concept actually applies to the strangely written paragraph.
What I am basically saying to you is that our education system isn't in the best shape at the moment. We aren't doing the best that we can to prove how each of our students is light years ahead of where the tests claim they are. We aren't teaching real world skills; we are teaching English test taking skills. It's frustrating to see and experience, and yet not be able to do much to help.
So, if you have kids, if you are a teacher, if you know of a teacher in the public school realm, pray for them and their students during the next month or so. Pray for patience and understanding (for students, teachers, and parents), for success, for the right words, for patience, for peace during the test, for perseverance, for guidance, and for patience.
Good luck, teams! Know that we are rooting for you against that massive test. Sleep well, eat a healthy breakfast, and use all the knowledge stored up in those big brains. You can do it!
Until next time,
Kaity
P.S. Sadly, no real adventures to be written about. Work did, in fact, take up a wide majority of my break. But that paycheck, y'all, will be niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice.
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