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Testing: Let me count the ways!

Testing: Let me count the ways!

by | Nov 30, 2020 | Testing

My last two blog posts have been about testing, and whether traditional testing is appropriate for all students. Many educators have long recommended different ways of teaching and testing, so as to empower all children to learn to the best of their abilities. So what...
Testing: Skills or Content?

Testing: Skills or Content?

by | Nov 22, 2020 | Testing

In his book, Cultural Literacy, E. D. Hirsch writes about his concern that our children are growing up without committing to memory those bits of information that are a part of our culture—the bits of information that make a person “well-rounded” and...
Anxiety Free Testing

Anxiety Free Testing

by | Nov 15, 2020 | Testing

A person learns the most when mistakes are viewed as lessons to learn from, rather than failures. It’s said that Thomas Edison himself did over 9,999 experiments trying to invent the light bulb, with no luck. On the ten-thousandth try he got it right. When asked...