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Friday, April 01, 2005
Random School Rant (sure to be a continuing series)
I have often expressed annoyance at the obsession the boys' school has over the TAKS test. No, they don't teach to the test- it is ALL about the test.
So, it came as no huge surprise when T2 casually mentioned this morning that he's not happy about yet another day of shortened schedule (the schedule they have when there is a school assembly or something like that). The reason?
Math tutorials. The Math portion of the TAKS is next week, so they're in panic mode, trying to get everyone ready to take the test.
So, my kids (who get As and Bs in math) get an hour and a half study hall. Too bad they don't have that much work to get done. So they're taking books to school so they're not bored out of their skulls.
I'm coming to realize that not every school school or school district is as O/C as this school. Doesn't make me like this any more.
So, it came as no huge surprise when T2 casually mentioned this morning that he's not happy about yet another day of shortened schedule (the schedule they have when there is a school assembly or something like that). The reason?
Math tutorials. The Math portion of the TAKS is next week, so they're in panic mode, trying to get everyone ready to take the test.
So, my kids (who get As and Bs in math) get an hour and a half study hall. Too bad they don't have that much work to get done. So they're taking books to school so they're not bored out of their skulls.
I'm coming to realize that not every school school or school district is as O/C as this school. Doesn't make me like this any more.
