Saturday, April 21, 2012
Thank you
I would like to express my biggest thank you to all of my classmates for supporting me by commenting on my posts. I enjoyed blogging as well as reading the comments that you all left me. Thank you to those that have visited my blog but didn't comment I appreciate you for just viewing. Thanks and good luck on the rest of your journey as a Walden student.
Children Quote
"Your kids require you most of all to love them for who they are, not to spend your whole time trying to correct them" -Bill Ayers
I love this quote because children's needs are all the same but all children are unique and deserve to be loved no matter how different they are. Love them for who they are and leave them be instead of trying to fix them to your liking.
References
n. d. (2012). Goodreads Inc. retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show_tag?id=children
I love this quote because children's needs are all the same but all children are unique and deserve to be loved no matter how different they are. Love them for who they are and leave them be instead of trying to fix them to your liking.
References
n. d. (2012). Goodreads Inc. retrieved from http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/show_tag?id=children
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Testing Children
I believe children should be assessed to see if they are attaining knowledge about their academics. I do not believe assessment should be on children so heavy that educators miss the fundamentals because they are forced to teach towards the test. Children should also be assessed to view how their brain is non academically. Children can be "book" smart but not social able to hold a conversation. Both skills are equally important to being a functioning member of society.
Brazil uses the Programme for International Student Assessment to test their children. The government feels as though the children's poor performance in school is what's holding them back so he decided for the country to use PISA as a way to monitor and help develop the success of the children and thus the country since 3 out of 4 adults were functionally illiterate (Paulo, 2010). It is apparent that assessment in this country is necessary for its success and development.
I do believe assessment is necessary to check progress however I do not believe so much is appropriate. Administrations gets caught up in assessment and forces their educators to teach to a test and children miss the fundamentals needed for a solid foundation.In some states if children to not perform on the test the way administration would like to then the teachers have to take their praxis and regain their certification, More educating and less assessment.
References
Paulo, Sao. December 9, 2010. No Longer Bottom of Class. The Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/node/17679798
Brazil uses the Programme for International Student Assessment to test their children. The government feels as though the children's poor performance in school is what's holding them back so he decided for the country to use PISA as a way to monitor and help develop the success of the children and thus the country since 3 out of 4 adults were functionally illiterate (Paulo, 2010). It is apparent that assessment in this country is necessary for its success and development.
I do believe assessment is necessary to check progress however I do not believe so much is appropriate. Administrations gets caught up in assessment and forces their educators to teach to a test and children miss the fundamentals needed for a solid foundation.In some states if children to not perform on the test the way administration would like to then the teachers have to take their praxis and regain their certification, More educating and less assessment.
References
Paulo, Sao. December 9, 2010. No Longer Bottom of Class. The Economist. Retrieved from http://www.economist.com/node/17679798
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