Are standardized tests effective? ... Most schools that are involved in standardized testing make their teachers teach to the test. ... Standardized testing is any form of testing where the students are tested on the same test questions in order to get proper data to analyze the student's' ability. ... Students say that the test promotes cheating and memorizing test materials. ... Students who are giving these dull test seems to have a loss curiosity and love for learning. ...

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I loved this class so much because it dealt with all the neat stuff that people went through after a certain war. ... Why are the majority of grades focused on test taking? ... Does that mean if Bobby runs out of time on a test because he is slow, he is going to get a poor grade for not finishing half the test? ... A student should not be tested on the time it takes them to complete a test. ... They are worthless because they test kids who suck at taking tests. ...

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I think it was because they knew she would love me so much. ... I would learn to love my nickname. ... Once we had our first argument I knew she was testing me to see if I can handle the heat. ... You could say it was a test that everyone must past. ... At my high school graduation the last thing she said to me was "House, I love you with all my heart and I am so proud of you. ...

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When I graduated high school all my teachers cared about was the scores on the standardized tests that determine their salary. ... If we start school so early how do the teachers and administrators expect us to do well on these tests? So now that I am in college I love the fact that I can pick my own schedule to a degree. ... I feel that there should have only been tests instead of quizzes and tests. The tests would be worth more and one would most likely to study the information more if there were only tests and not both. ...

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If you have learned anything in these four years, I hope it's that education should be for the exhilaration of learning, not for passing tests or meeting standards. ... Be yourself and love who you are because who you are is who we have grown to love. ... With faith, hope and love in a higher power we can accomplish great things. ... Love everything you love, everyone you love, with all your might. ...

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My Nana instilled into me the joy and love of reading. ... At my most stressful time of exams or standardized test, I found comfort in a book. ... At the funeral they talked about her love of reading and her precious grandchildren that she instilled that gift into. ...

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They are still tested on their progress and need to provide credible representation of what they have learned. ... Students check out textbooks, study the chapters, take a test and return the book. ... Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. ... He describes a young girl who loves to build structures out of Lego's. ... Many children who are unschooled surpass the educational abilities and test scores of public schools. ...

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I entered high school very well aware of how important my G.P.A. and test scores are. ... I have not become apathetic about my education; in fact I love learning and strive to learn new things from whomever and whenever I can. The hardest part of the educational process for me is the repetition of subject matter and the standard of excellence students are supposed to meet when it is solely based upon memorization for a test. ...

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Nurture: - Providing love, support, attention, and Encouragement What would we be in today's society without our parents or guardians giving us the proper environment, care, support, and love each child deserves to have. ... Researchers in Canada who have study the positive effects of nurture have tested baby rats whose other gave them more attention and found they learn more easily and nature-genetic differences are difficult to change but however it was found nurturing differences are easy to change....

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Although I have other values such as responsibility, trust, and love; through my experiences the most important are respect and honesty. ... I accomplished this goal, receiving an 1190 on the standardized tests. ... I will then get married hopefully by the age of 28 when I am settled in with my career and when I fall in love. ...

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Chinese students are given 10 years and work hard to test into the 2 final years of secondary education. ... Families in both countries are defined by love and affection for one another, being there for one another, and generally being a family in the best sense of the word. ... U.S. citizens love, work, and have fun just as the Chinese do, the only difference is the method of how they do such things. ...

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I loved LVN school and learned so much. ... The stress of getting married, graduating, getting ready for the test was a lot to handle. ... I sincerely hope I could be given the chance to move on from all this and do what I love and really want to be doing. ...

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You will have so much fun making memories with the people you love. ... It is exhausting but it is so worth it when you ace your test. ... Why wouldn't you want to dance the night away with the people you love?! ...

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I have no doubt that any intelligent being who thoroughly reviews our public school system can find a variety of areas needing major improvements, and although I would love to touch on many of these, I only have room for one: uniforms. ... Well, maybe you ought to rethink that thought and check out some hard evidence, such as test scores. ...

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Although my first semester of college is coming to end I'm ready to jump back in cause I have a computer class next semester and I can really test the waters. I love working with computer but this will determined if I want to do this for a career or a lifetime or is this just one of those. ...

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AP Literature will be a vicissitude during my junior year; however, the course will improve both my essay writing and English literature comprehension portion of the SAT and ACT tests. I reckon English literature to be a valuable aspect to acquire and I would love to take my adoration of the subject to the next level. ...

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Theorist Albert Bandura states that, "If parental love is truly present that caring attitude will translate into concrete expressions of love at home, and will have a positive effect on the child's learning" (p. 752). ... There were five successful approaches and they included: (1) a program explicitly designed to teach comprehension skill, (2) teaching strategies that enable students to learn how to learn, (3) step-by-step instructions for teachers, (4) field tested and revised to suit school/district issues, and (5) motivates success for future learning. The idea was that suc...

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I remember when my old english teacher told our class on the first day of school, "Do not be afraid of asking questions, because I love answering them.... Homework is given for you to find out and understand the subject you are learning so you can pass your tests.... Even through highschool I have manage to get good grades just from doing my homework and I would do bad on the tests still because I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing I would just look up the answers. ... All the answers you will have for that 100 point test is what is in your head. ...

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When we made a date they said they wanted to have me take a drug test to make sure I was the correct choice for them. ... I took the drug test which we had agreed on and he observed it and gave me the news. ... I was heartbroken, about as much as the love of your life had just left you. ...

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This bothered me because I think that teaching will be a great job, and will be something that I will love doing. I have a passion for science, and feel that I will love teaching it, while clearly she does not. ... It seems to me that if a teacher loves their job, it will show in the classroom because they will be able to excite the kids, and make learning interesting. ... A girl asked me if she could go to the bathroom, and I told her no, please sit down so that we can get started (it was apparent that she had to try to test my authority). ...

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I was studying a lot for the middle school graduation test and offers exams in many subject areas, including history and literature, science and mathematics and foreign languages. ... When It comes to test day I stressed out. ... I went to my class and took the tested math to history. ... After I am done with the test results I literally told my result, everyone I know, to all of my family, my friends, that was a huge step to make my dreams real and I made it real. ...

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Their is depraving of expression as if a teenager wants to show the rest of the world that he/she loves Jesus, then he or she might wear a T-shirt that states a positive view on the subject. ... A national study released in October of 1998 by Educational Testing Service found that there was no evidence to support claims that uniforms reduce discipline problems. ...

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In order for all this to happen though, School Teachers must have a passion for educating as well as love children. ... They must be willing to prepare bulletin boards, correct papers and tests, and keep records and reports of the student. ...

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If their love ones does not take interest on what they are doing they tend to drop out to receive attention whether it is good or bad. ... Just because she had problems in math and she would only make D's on all of her science test she would skip school and that later resulted in dropping out of school. ...

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That time is finally here. That time and the moment when the world stands still and you're stuck. Everyone around you, your heart, your breathing; everything just stops. You realize that all your years of tests fails, passes, honor rolls, parent/teacher conferences, etc. have paid off for this one m...

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