I finished my Opal yarn socks last night, and didn't wear them today because of the rain. Maybe tomorrow - my feet are cold. When I got bored waiting in the grocery line, I pulled out my green socks, that I hope to have done by St. Patrick's Day (Probably won't happen). I got a couple of rounds knitted before I finally made it to the front of the line. No one looked at me strangely, so I may have to remember to keep a project in my purse.
I'm still ranting and raving about the testing mania that permeates our schools. Today we had a meeting to look at new test booklets, to discuss testing, to learn how to generate automatic quizzes to be sure our students are ready for the tests. We had a teacher pipe up about all the things she is doing already to teach to the test. I love computers and being able to just run stuff off at the drop of a hat, but the testing is nuts. You can't stop and wait if the children don't understand something. There are deadlines to meet. There is no such thing as teaching to mastery - I don't believe mastery even exists any more.
I really hope this trend will go away, or at least be changed considerably, because there is no way these children are learning what they need to know. Of course, that only bothers the teachers. Most of the kids don't care at all.
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