ISTEP Meltdown is the phrase that the state of Indiana has coined this week for our current test that the students are taking. By mid Monday morning I was melting down right with the kids wondering where I missed the boat this year in teaching my kids, at lunch every teacher in the building was having that same panic episode, and by afternoon emails were flooding in from every where telling us not to panic that this test is exceptionally difficult. In one particular email it stated that absence levels are at an all time high state wide because students are so upset because of the test. I can account to that as I have a multitude of absences today and students go home sick that are never ever sick and the timing of their situations was impeccable. In particular I have never seen a math test so incredibly difficult and have never seen more panic in my kiddos eyes but there is nothing I can do for them at that point. Hopefully the multiple choice test in April is much better!
I am all about accountability, data, and progress but sometimes I wonder if this is the most effective way to do that?
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