tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339910176549966696.post2831199865328482672..comments2023-06-16T09:50:28.728-04:00Comments on I am a teacher et cetera: Taking TimeJennifer Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01459363843692965338noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339910176549966696.post-74025658869440806792010-02-12T12:28:18.647-05:002010-02-12T12:28:18.647-05:00Healigan -
I couldn't agree more. My student...Healigan -<br /><br />I couldn't agree more. My students right now are drafting their personal narratives, an assignment based on NPR's "This I Believe" program. I learn more about my students through this writing process than I ever would through any multiple choice test. <br /><br />I struggle though because I see our district, our state moving toward these standardized, skill-based, multiple-choice exams. I feel stuck between these two competing views in education which our district/state claims are not in competition. On the one hand there is the standardized, multiple-choice test which purports to measure higher-order thinking, while on the other hand is the move to incorporate more project-based learning. I tend to favor the more authentic, project-based learning; however, more and more we are feeling the pressure to standardize. In the end, I'm afraid standardization will win, and where will that leave our students?Jennifer Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459363843692965338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339910176549966696.post-85056077439937961002010-02-07T01:13:06.163-05:002010-02-07T01:13:06.163-05:00Grading is the worst part of teaching, especially ...Grading is the worst part of teaching, especially when the work is bad. Keep up the good work.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686953436496671325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339910176549966696.post-25817531222630937802010-01-28T16:12:28.779-05:002010-01-28T16:12:28.779-05:00I just finished reading 146 essay exams (11th and ...I just finished reading 146 essay exams (11th and 12th grades). It was grueling, and yes, my family just had to pretend I was not in the house. But I have learned so much about my young writers! Of course, I had to grade them (6 short answer and 2 essays each) for the report cards, but the real gift was finding a real sense of who they are as writers, as a class, and as individuals. It was worth it--better than their blogs, wiki work, and formal essays. What did I give up? My time and my old view of them. It was low tech, to be sure, but I feel like a good teacher.Healiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198319344895178005noreply@blogger.com