tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9934307724228592.post8701624882373004661..comments2023-10-23T13:18:54.805-04:00Comments on the beginning...: This Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time...Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06272576368964783630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9934307724228592.post-40874311192352826902011-02-01T11:13:25.678-05:002011-02-01T11:13:25.678-05:00This is a hot topic… and with 30 years in the educ...This is a hot topic… and with 30 years in the education field I would like to . . . cry.<br /><br />All students are tested on the grade they are in… however we do not instruct them on that level.<br />A child in 4th grade learning support takes the same test as the child in 4th grade gifted program. (Do they have LS in South Korea?)<br /><br />However with guided math and reading we adjust everything to their tested reading and math level during the school year. <br />When they take the standardized test there are terms and words that are too hard and many children do not have the tools to complete the tested task. (One fifth grade PSSA test had a story about a locomotive – not one child that read this story to me could pronounce it… they had no idea that the article was about a train… and I am not permitted to pronounce the word or explain it to them.) :(<br /><br />You see, we cannot “leave them behind” (old term—“fail” them) and because of this practice many parents do not push their child... after all he is “passing” why does he need to complete homework or read every night.<br /><br /><br />It is very sad to see a sixth grade child reading on a 2nd grade level and believe that this is OK… they do not see the need to practice because they will go on to the next grade anyway.<br /><br />I have no solution to solve this problem. I work every day with struggling children. I love them dearly and my goal is for them to believe in themselves enough to try harder than anyone else. Learning does not come easy to everyone but I believe that every child can learn if they believe and work hard. :)Kathinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9934307724228592.post-61140229476755004312011-01-31T20:38:40.374-05:002011-01-31T20:38:40.374-05:00*too ADD... see what I mean? LOL*too ADD... see what I mean? LOLAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358273572370396150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9934307724228592.post-70171605111960731282011-01-31T20:38:16.196-05:002011-01-31T20:38:16.196-05:00Okay admittedly I didn't read this because I&#...Okay admittedly I didn't read this because I'm to ADD at the moment, but I did notice the mention of South Korea. Glen's Korean parents bow to him and value every word his says... they RESPECT their teachers, which could explain their successAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358273572370396150noreply@blogger.com