There is something about taking a test that makes kids ask and say the strangest things. One of my favorite (read: most irritating) student habits is when they ask, “Is it multiple choice??? Is there matching?? Is there an essay???” as I’m handing out the paper. Gee kids, if you wait FIVE SECONDS you’ll find [...]
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What is it about quizzes?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged school, teaching on March 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Another trip to the Twilight Zone
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged school, teaching, work on March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I used to think that test days were the easy days. Once your test is made, no lesson to prepare, no PowerPoint to organize, a light day overall. And then four years ago I started teaching ninth grade. The questions, oh the questions! An example: a question on a quiz was, what is irony? The [...]
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