tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post1614504200736091893..comments2024-03-15T23:26:26.319-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Using Elastic Yardsticks, Part 3Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-11891922488117623342011-06-26T18:12:34.852-07:002011-06-26T18:12:34.852-07:00Great read! I so wish I could express my thoughts ...Great read! I so wish I could express my thoughts as you do! Thanks for this 3 part post - bravo!LeeanneAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031575012297843192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-23481188830366232012010-01-03T21:39:30.393-08:002010-01-03T21:39:30.393-08:00Tom, I appreciate this 3-part series so much. I&#...Tom, I appreciate this 3-part series so much. I've been pondering the "testification" of education, and what I can do about it, and I feel a growing panic. I've gone back to school so that I can teach Kindergarten in public school. But it was in preschool that I was able to teach authentically. In public school, I will be administering tests instead of setting up art centers, delivering curriculum instead of fostering creative play and community. I feel that I belong with public school children, but will I be able to do my best for them with the contraints you so eloquently described? Ack. I must keep learning and asking questions to make my way through this problem.Launa Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732938187019993335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-48217759786443938672010-01-03T20:28:39.925-08:002010-01-03T20:28:39.925-08:00Wow Tom - you are way ahead of me on understanding...Wow Tom - you are way ahead of me on understanding the larger needs of education. Thanks for sharing your insight!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-68120363653472206892010-01-03T13:33:06.455-08:002010-01-03T13:33:06.455-08:00Great posts 1,2 and 3. I completely agree with yo...Great posts 1,2 and 3. I completely agree with your conclusion points. <br /><br /> <br />Before kids, I taught 2nd grade in a public school here in San Francisco. In the urban school most parents LOVED the idea of standardized testing. They wanted the focus on math, science and English. The arts and humanities were usually not valued as much. The parents wanted more homework and more tests. Many came to the US to make sure their kids become successful. They see this type of education model as part of their students future success. <br /> <br />It's a tough balance and a super tough issue. I wish I had an answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-68329421923083857752010-01-03T11:04:32.486-08:002010-01-03T11:04:32.486-08:00Excellent! Thank you for saying what I do not have...Excellent! Thank you for saying what I do not have the eloquence or courage to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com