The quote that I particularly like states the following:
"You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have for instance." --Franklin P. Jones
I placed this quote on my blog because it is the truth. Children teach us a lot and patience is one of those things that I have learn by being a teacher. Before teaching, I had no patience. I had a quick temper and I was very sarcastic about everything to everybody. Then, I started teaching and realized that I had to change my way of thinking because the last thing in the world I wanted to do was hurt a child's feelings.
In reference to patience and my classmates within this particular class, I would just like to say thank you. Thank you to those people who may this class easy for me just by answering my questions if I had problems. You will surely be missed. Take care and have a great experience within this program.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Assessing Intelligence
The mind is so complex to the point that I am not sure what I would assess or test. There are so many things that has to be taken into consideration because for the most part, the person performing the test may not be adequately certified. Also, when it comes to students who are Spanish or of a different culture, we have to determine if the test is one that these children are capable of taking so that we won't be discriminating against any children. Furthermore, not all children are good test takers. I am a good test taker but if I passed the test, does that mean that I am superior to my counterpart who failed the test because he isn't a good test taker?
Sam Dillon from the New York Times published an article years ago and the focus was on how Americans fared with foreign countries on standardized testing. The results of that article determined that countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan outscored Americans in math and science.
A fellow reporter tried to justify this by saying that "Kids don't start school at the same age in different countries."
There are too many factors involved when it comes to taking a test. We will never know why the findings were that Asian communities fared better than Americans on standardized tests. The matter is too complex. I honestly believed that testing is one of the reasons why so many American teachers are leaving the profession.
source: http://www.nytimes/2007/
Sam Dillon from the New York Times published an article years ago and the focus was on how Americans fared with foreign countries on standardized testing. The results of that article determined that countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan outscored Americans in math and science.
A fellow reporter tried to justify this by saying that "Kids don't start school at the same age in different countries."
There are too many factors involved when it comes to taking a test. We will never know why the findings were that Asian communities fared better than Americans on standardized tests. The matter is too complex. I honestly believed that testing is one of the reasons why so many American teachers are leaving the profession.
source: http://www.nytimes/2007/
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