April is poetry month in public schools. Funny that I can't do much poetry because it is TAKS season here in Texas. TAKS is our state standardized test. It follows several other forms of tests: TABS, TAAS, TEAMS... All an attempt to track the performance of our students. Next year, we will have the STAAR test. 5th verse, same as the first. Now, we'll have a generation of students who can't spell star. Thanks Pearson (the company who makes the test).
So, in honor of all the poetry I'm not teaching, here is my contribution to the month.
Standardized testing
I see the point, but hate it
stupid, stupid tests
About Me
- Marie
- A teacher, student, wife, mom, sister, daughter, friend, mentor who loves the power of the written word to change our hearts, inspire our minds, and comfort our souls.
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