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Lisa Mims's Blog – March 2012 Archive (2)
Ouch,My Brain Hurts: Rigor in the Classroom!
I watched this video, and cracked up! I was trying to find articles about rigor and bumped into this video. It's a bit long in making its point, but I get it. This poor teacher is being hounded by her principal, to "perform" , so that her students can learn the parts of speech.
Personally, I don't have a problem with rigor in the classroom, I embrace it. I…
ContinueAdded by Lisa Mims on March 27, 2012 at 9:16pm — No Comments
The World "Because Of" Standardized Testing!(A Little Teacher Humor)
I hate standardized testing. I hate what standardized testing has done to teaching. SMH :( This is what it has driven me to!
1. A guy goes in for a job as a bubble filler.
He lets the boss know how he meets the requirements for the job.
"I can fill in bubbles really well. "
" I've been taking standardized tests since I was in kindergarten."
"I make sure the circle is filled in, no…
ContinueAdded by Lisa Mims on March 17, 2012 at 8:00pm — No Comments
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