The World According to Leslie

Today, since we are giving new state tests (Common Exams/Measures of Student Learning) in NC, the English teachers at my school are all going to be in one room all day.  (That should be fun!)  We have to grade the tests.    YES!  You read that right!  The teachers are grading the state required tests!    Each test had multiple choice and a written part.  The MC is being sent off to be graded—that’s easy!  Each of the written responses is going to be read by at least TWO teachers today.  Then we will give them a grade.    Does anyone else see an issue here?  I grade differently that other teachers at MY school.  I know that teachers at other schools grade differently than we grade at our school.  So the test results (other than the MC) will be biased/skewed at each school…. or so I fear.    I guess we will see.  I hope that this works the way the state has planned, but we will s...

I was just over at the Freeman Family blog and I learned that Kaleigh is not waking up. She was making good progress after her recent surgery, but now she isnt' waking up. The doctors have run some tests and are telling her parents that part of her brain isn't functioning. If there is anyone reading this blog today, we need to pray for Kaleigh...and her family. God needs to work a miracle for this family! Until next time........