I teased my teachers that if we did well on this test, our students would be in the running for the Nobel Prize. But maybe it's just me, because the students did not demonstrate or express any particular frustration. Something will have to give Still, there is too much to know. Something is going to have to give if these tests and report cards are to stay in place. Reading is the basic skill required for all the tests, and I was struck with the essential role that critical reading played in each day's test, regardless of the subject area tested.
Every teacher needs to know how to teach critical reading skills.
Mosaic of Thought will be the summer book club selection this year. Well, five days are used up. There was little business as usual. As an antidote to all the sitting and quiet, we scheduled fresh-air time daily. The teachers and students were ready for it.