This process allows for the test makers to see if the test really tests what they say it does and to be able to set up the scoring tables. ... Standardized tests can be giving to show growth in students" knowledge in a content area or what that test tests. ... The tests are being used for the wrong propose. ... That is not a fair way to judge how well a teacher is at his or her job and it is unwarranted stress for that teacher. ... The tests should be used to feed instruction. ...

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It was usually checked daily and tests and quizzes were given periodically. ... Stress is a word I never fully understood as a high school student and I am beginning to learn the real meaning of responsibility. ...

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Stress effects the body in so many ways health is a big one, to avoid the stress you avid the stressor. ... I'm worried about tomorrow's test." ... Children in the third grade are too young to be experiencing this kind of stress, this is the grade in which the standardized testing begins. ... Children should be taught how to learn and not taught to deal with the anxiety they are likely to endure caused from the stress of passing a test. ... Where a good school passes this test and the bad school fails. ...

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State tests should be an option for each student who decides to participate. State tests can be a hassle and sometimes depressing. ... They can take the tests and see which levels they need to improve on. This helps but if the child does not need to stress or feel the need to improve their grades then they don't have to take the test. ... Therefor the teenager can test their progress optionally. ...

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In it, elementary teachers must pass a "rigorous" state test in all subject matter in order to get certified. ... The provisions include funding to create, publish, and administor the test, the cost to help teachers meet these requirements, and the cost to employ overseers to ensure the tests are conducted in a "scientific manner"(Lewis 2003). ... She begins by showing the costs (both obvious and not so obvious), and then stresses how underfunded most states already are. ... Using this example shows an obvious potentially failed fortune of mass teacher testing across the nation. ... She ...

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Students must also increase in theirs test scores in order to be promoted to the next level. ... He claims that the schools and the teachers go into a lot of stress having the students become proficient in their academic subjects (Rapoport, Tenth 134). ... She claims that schools headboard plans out the testing dates for the students, being a monthly test throughout the whole school year. Goodman explains that the teachers and the students get pressured on that by the time they take the state exam they are stressed out (Goodman, Teachers 264-5). ... Goodman explains that by taking so many tes...

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Bush stresses teacher quality and the recruitment of qualified teachers in this Act. ... Within this policy every school will be given a national test annually to provide to each student. This test will consist of information that every student is expected to know and comprehended up to that level. These tests will make the schools accountable for the performance of every student and the improvement of the school as a whole. ... Also the results of the testing must be broken down into certain categories: poverty, race and ethnicity, disability, and limited English proficiency so that no ...

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They select over achievers who have high grade point averages and high test scores. ... When it comes to test scores not everyone are good test takers. ... Rather you pass a test should not determine rather you are smart or dumb. ... A lot of the times students get so stressed out before the exams that their brain crashes when it is actually time to take it. ... There are also some people who do not understand anything in the entire course but they end up passing their college placement tests. ...

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Students are forced to memorize multiplication tables to pass test and check offs. According to the National Education Association (NEA) not much has changed in regards to teaching for memorization and to pass a test. ... She reports that much of the stress comes from 'the idea that we are not doing what's best for kids,' adding, 'the anxiety can lead you to question the profession you are dedicated to.' ... 'We must get the testing scores increased. Everything is overshadowed by one high-stakes test.'...

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Finland achieves the same educational success, without causing the student and their family the high stress and pressure that the South Korean system induces. ... Finland does not do any assessments or testing of their students until they finish secondary school at age sixteen. ... The U.S. testing system could be reformed by schools or states, as long as the main goals were being accomplished. ... The U.S. should discontinue testing until children are older as officials do in Finland. ... There has been worldwide academic testing which proves that American students compare ...

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Would you be able to have a normal and a prosperous life without having an education? I think most people would not be able to have one without education. Education plays a critical and most important role in our lives. We must dedicate most of our time to education in order to have a stable and a b...

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But this past semester I had more to deal with than the usual projects, tests, and homework's. ... These events caused a deal load of stress from interviews with cops, calls from reporters and strangers about what's going on and not to mention I may never see my friend again. ...

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The NCLB act creates stressful school environments for schools by mandating that standardized testing weighs more than student work, increases paper work for the classroom teacher, and has shown few improvements in education overall. ... The Act also makes it look as if the school systems now are all about test grades [OBr13] [Deb09]. Every meeting that teachers have are about to get test grades higher. However, what good are test grades being higher if the student did not learn anything on the test and the teacher gives them the answer to improve AYP so that the school can get extra federal...

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If a teacher does everything for the child, he or she will be comfortable by doing nothing; on the contrary, if the teacher does absolutely nothing and delegates all the responsibility to the student, they will become overwhelmed and stressed, therefore, not learning as much as they can. ... When I was a mentor to my freshman, I stressed the fact that they should be themselves, while also teaching them not to judge others just because they are different. ... When assessing my students, I will most likely give out pre-tests to see how much the students know about the subject we are about to lea...

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Al (2002) Data from some studies suggest that children who participate in the SBP have increased total dietary intake, improved test scores, math grades and attendance rates. ... Aside from the parent, the intentional teacher should play an active role in stressing the importance of the school breakfast program to their students. ...

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Action that Leads to Satisfaction As Herbert Spencer eloquently puts it "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." Aspiring students for universities begin and plan their future long before applications are sent in. There are many intelligent people, who lack degrees and bachelo...

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I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. ...

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I am going to take you through a journey on the back of a traveller that is old and weary. You will recognise the traveller and will know a lot about it. The traveller is on a journey, it has been to the past, is in the present and headed for the future and our traveller is asking questions of them all. In part the traveller represents me as a teacher, and as a student in fact the majority of us have all travelled or continue to travel on the back of the traveller an in fact are all represented by the central character of this paper (The Education System). I aim to walk through part of...

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EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM In this assignment, I plan to achieve a number of things. I shall discuss, evaluate, and define Early Years Education'. Initially I will be defining Audrey Curtis` statement, following that I will aim to deliver a clear concise meaning of the term Curriculum'. My next step will be to discuss the early educationalists work and how it has had an influence on today's education. Other areas for discussion will include High-Scope, National Curriculum, Desirable Outcomes, and Baseline Assessment, as they all play an important role in this assignment I...

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