Something New For Me

Today I’ve decided to do something new with this blog, besides just posting the random poem every few years, which will definitely continue. I’ve decided to actually write here. To make this a place where you all get to here about me, my life, my thoughts, etc., because I KNOW you want to. Welcome to my life! My topic today is FINALS.

Please tell me who came up with this WONDERFUL idea? I get testing. Testing is something that makes sense. It measures what you’ve learned. But who came up with this brilliant idea that students should spend two hours taking a super long multiple choice test at the end of a semester? It’s ridiculous! What you’ve learned should be evident through a presentation, a small test, and an essay. Mindless activities like filling in bubbles do not exhibit students the best that they can. If we’re looking for students to succeed, why on earth would we put them into circumstances where they won’t perform their best. The whole system is wrong.

And then you have those teachers who don’t tell you what’s on the final. We’ve all heard the line “I’m testing you on what I taught!” Well that’s just wonderful. Because we’re not going to be testing on EVERY little thing that was addressed in 4 months. And yet, we receive no other information from these people who are supposed to be helping us learn and succeed. Instead, we get the random little comments spread out through the year that are reminders of what MIGHT be on the final exam.

And yet this ridiculous system goes on. Despite the opposition, the anger, the stress over these sacred tests, that in some cases determine how you did all year, they continue on. Year after year. Yay.

Oh the joys of testing!

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