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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As policy is being made in Washington governing the future of testing in and funding for schools, little or nothing is being said there about bringing bright motivated young people into the field of teaching nor of trying to make good teachers of the people who do chose this path. ... Each of them loves kids. Each of them loves the material they studied. ... This ought to be the concern of policymakers on the Hill, not how much testing and what results should be mandated by the Federal gov't. ... If one loves kids and learning oneself, and if one has mastery or near-mastery of the content...

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Don't you love it when you can be as slow as you want when it comes to eating? ... The other reason that it would benefit the teachers would be because they can have their retake tests. ... Also, if there were longer lunches, students would be able to retake tests and also have enough time to eat their lunches without rushing. So by having more time to eat and retake tests, the students would be able to keep their grades up. ...

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It doesn't matter for you, whether you have a quiz, test or something. ... What about tests, quizzes, or projects??? ... Also, if you have a quiz or a test (I have no idea why, but it looks like teachers just love to gives tests on Fridays) and you can't concentrate on it, it's obvious that you are not going to get anything near a perfect grade. A few Fridays with tests and you can say "good-bye" to your good grades. ... During this couple of days not thinking about tests, books, and classes would make your brain relax and you could enjoy other good things. ...

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Unlike the Spartans, the Athenians had a much greater embracement of love and beauty in the world, and applied it in their daily lives and teachings; this is also reflected in the many Greek writings and sculptors from Athens . ... If they failed the physical test, they would be doomed to middle class and lose all their rights. ... Like the girls, at the age of about eighteen to twenty, boys were required to pass a test. Unlike the test for girls, which only showcased fitness, the test for men was on fitness, leadership skills, and military excellence. If one failed these test, he would be...

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When we entered schools of higher levels, we occasionally complained about how much homework we had to do, and how many tests we had to take. We didn't notice that the more homework and tests teachers gave us, the more time and energies they sacrificed to correct our homework, and mark our tests. ... However, since the days I joined her class, my hatred of English unexpectedly vanished, and gave way to my fond love of English. ... Gradually, we found ourselves fall in love with English. ...

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Most states measure student growth with standardized test. ... Many chose education as a career path because of their passion for education and love for kids. ... People make career out of jobs they enjoy and not out of their love for money (AFT, 2000). ... Who succeeds when the teacher cheated on standardized test because 50 percent of the class did not master the skill or standard prior to testing? ...

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"Some fathers hate to read but love to take the family on trips. Some children hate trips but love to read. ... Students are forced to memorize multiplication tables to pass test and check offs. ... 'We must get the testing scores increased. Everything is overshadowed by one high-stakes test.'...

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Carey reminds us that teachers love to say how all students will obtain more information in their mind if they study in the proper way, which is to study in a quiet place where absolutely nobody can distract you. ... Carey tells us that studies show all students who studied in different rooms for the same subject got a much higher grade on their test. ... It is proven that students get a better test score when they study different topics rather than just one. ... Every time a student crams in studying an hour before a test, the information is lost in their brain a couple of hours after. ... H...

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For the educational system standardized testing is appealing but it measures students by a common yardstick, which should not exist. ... It does not make sense to test everyone the same and to expect everyone to do the same. ... There are abounding aspects that this kind of tests cannot measure. ... This is when the individual's senses are operating at their peak, this is when someone is doing something they love and they feel their blood racing through their body, when they are fully alive. ... Physiologists made an experiment testing kindergartens, their results showed the children to b...

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For example, when I was a little girl I loved school. ... I loved my teacher, and I could not forget the last day with my favorite teacher. ... Even though I loved school, I did not felt like to go on school anymore. ... Every day she gave us a quiz or test. ...

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Miss Narwin's class can be considered boring because she never does anything different except for the "official" things such as reading, writing, test-taking, and discussions. In fact, a typical day in Miss Narwin's class can easily consist of just reading, testing, reading, and testing. ... Richard too, could not see that Mr Keating loved to teach; all he saw was a regular old man that can be used as a "scapegoat" to solve everyone's problem. ... But we must all keep in mind what Mother Theresa once said, "We can't do great things, only small things with great love"....

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But when it comes to education, American school systems do not rank in the top five nations in categories such as: college enrollment, test scores, and percentage of adults with a degree higher than a high school diploma. ... American test scores are just as low. ... While this may show an improvement on paper, these students are not really learning and when a true test of knowledge occurs they will fail to meet expectations. ... With an enhanced early drive, students will work harder in class and understand the true importance of standardized tests. ... If we think about all of the children a...

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However, their standardize testing system is one aspect American school systems should look into incorporating into there scheme. ... France's approach on standardized testing, is approached at a different angle than that of the United States. In France standardized testing is used to spot a child's weak area, and the following year that student will receive compensationary education in that particular area. ... In contrast, the United States uses standardized test to judge the ability of students and make a decision on weather they should be promoted to the next grade level. The...

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Instead of just categorizing rocks as just sedimentary or metamorphic, I could also compare it to bricks for students that can relate to love building things. ... For example, if there was a lab testing how temperature affects volume and students finish this early; I would make sure to be prepared with another way to test changing volume or another activity. I would offer an optional challenge to them by maybe testing them to try to add more gas to the same container or now test how pressure can affect volume too. ...

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Instead of just categorizing rocks as just sedimentary or metamorphic, I could also compare it to bricks for students that can relate to love building things. ... For example, if there was a lab testing how temperature affects volume and students finish this early; I would make sure to be prepared with another way to test changing volume or another activity. I would offer an optional challenge to them by maybe testing them to try to add more gas to the same container or now test how pressure can affect volume too. ...

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To excel in things that we love doing to get greater things in life? ... I can compare this to my own experiences because I've always loved hands on work. I've never liked writing papers, taking tests, or doing classwork. ... They should love what they do. ... To teach what he or she love and to help every student that comes their way excel in what they want to do and actually push them. ...

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In the previous years, teachers would over look the late policy, and the policy for making up tests. ... Machiavelli points out that it is better to be feared than to be love. "And men are less hesitant about harming someone who makes himself loved than one who makes himself feared because love is held together by a chain of obligation which, since men are a sorry lot, is broken on every occasion in which their own self -interest is concerned; but fear is held together by a dread of punishment which will never abandon you," (Jacobus, 44). ... If a student and teacher create a sense of love or ...

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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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We must begin to show our young children that we care and love them because many times they may not be shown that affection at home. Education is not only about books and tests and classrooms. ... They are seen as numbers and tests scores and not individuals. ...

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Through a series of tests performed by doctors and psychiatrists at my school, the school administration concluded that I should be placed into easier classes such as the ones offered to students in Special Ed. ... Being on stage, the spot light on me, the audience filled with those who used to make fun of me, and a chance of forgetting my lines was the greatest adrenaline rush I could get and I loved it! I love being loud and I love getting in costume and being on stage. ...

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The program also prepared the students for a standardize test that they must take at the completion of the program. After the first day in the program I immediately fell in love with the students. ... This program made me further realize that this is truly something that I would love. ...

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How many teachers would take you to your SAT test at six thirty in the morning, then after picking you up, take you out to eat? ... Another similarity between teachers and coaches is in order to excel to the top of their profession; they need to love their jobs. You know the ones who do; they are the teacher who have taught for thirty or more years, and the coach who the city loves. When a person truly loves their profession, they basically can do their job as long as their body allows them to do it. Also when a person loves their job, they have a strange ability to pass on their wisdom; when ...

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They, themselves, are graded and tested to make sure they follow a similar method. ... At an early age, they are taught to sit in a class full of their peers, write down the information the teacher writes on the board, and produce the facts they learned come test time. ... A sonnet of Shakespeare's can make one teen compare it to their love life and decide to major in poetry, while another could disregard it and spend that same time thinking about another event in their life. ...

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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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