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Sunday, February 26, 2012

One Florida Teacher Rants – End the Stupidity. « Continuing Change

One Florida Teacher Rants – End the Stupidity. « Continuing Change:

One Florida Teacher Rants – End the Stupidity.

Yep. I teach all year for Tuesday’s Florida FCAT Writes Test. I have 150 eighth graders and over 90 percent must pass for my school to qualify for an A.

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But, here is the kicker…

Even though I have made my 90 % for four years now, and will probably again this year, the fact is, under the new laws, I am evaluated based on reading scores.

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Reading…

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And. some of the kids I do not even teach.

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Really? Lol … I have to laugh to keep from going insane. :)

Either way, my kids will ace the writing on Tuesday, and leave my class with