Are you considering giving your child an achievement test this year? If so, lurking in the back of your mind is the question, “Am I really competent to do this? Isn’t this something only trained teachers can do?” Well, teachers are trained to teach and manage large groups of students. What they do is both…
Will students who were previously attending campus classes return backmto school the first of May? If they do, most kids will have spent 6 weeks away from the books. I know, some schoolwork is supposed to be continuing, but I’m guessing probably not that much. No blame here. It’s too much to expect parents to…
A test holiday has been declared for students in public schools nationwide. Sort of reminds me of the child’s game of hide and go seek where at the end, the seeker calls out, “Olly olly oxen, free, free, free.” This meant you could come out safely into the open. No penalties, no consequences, no getting…
During the plague of 1527, Luther was asked what to do. What he said was simple, direct, and comforting. I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order not to become…
As I wrote in my previous article, President Trump announced that end-of-the-year testing would not be required of public school students, nationwide. In response to the president’s declaration, Annie Marges, from the Oregon Department of Education, clarified the Department’s position on the testing of home schoolers. She wrote: I have received several questions about this (the…
Parents want what’s best for their children. As I wrote in my previous article, the motivation for testing, in addition to complying with state law, is to know how their children are doing academically. In light of President Trump’s decision today to suspend this year all requirements for end-of-the-year standardized testing, the question now is,…
With the feelings of panic and uncertainty we’re facing with the Coronavirus, you’d think the last thing parents would be wondering about is required achievement testing. Many of you, though, are thinking about it for a good reason. Educators use achievement testing to do more than simply comply with state law; their primary interest in…
I know. My subject line doesn’t make much sense. I’ll unpack it a little. When it comes to setting up a practice schedule that will make remembering something likely, I suggested you teach content in small but meaningful parts. That’s the answer to the how much question I posed in another tip of the week….
Most physicians recommend exercising 3 hours a week. What does this look like? There seems to be a consensus among doctors and personal trainers not to do your 3 hours all in one day. The results of exercising 3 hours a week in one session does not produce the same fitness level as 6 days…
Were you a sleepwalker as a child? I was. I’d get up at night and shuffle around. I’d even have conversations with my parents who told me to get back in bed. I grew out of it. When I got my diagnosis a little over a year ago, one of the first revelations I had…