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Good-for-Something Standardized Tests
May 23, 2008 in Personal Reflection
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Whether or not standardized tests assess content knowledge or critical thinking, they certainly assess the following traits, with varying levels of emphasis.
Feel free to add to the list.
Student is able to sit still, quietly.
Student is able to follow instructions.
Student is diligent, and observant.
Student fixes own mistakes, or corrects self, when shown to be in the [...]
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Every day, we experience a thousand moments, each of those moments setting in motion a thousand slightly different possibilities in the future. When we make these choices, we are thrust toward another day's crossroads, where we have another thousand choices.
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