Comments on: TAKS: High Stakes Testing

By: Mina Frannea

Mina Frannea — Tue, 03 May 2011 03:59:44 +0000

My twins are in second grade and they had field trips three days in arrow during TAKS week! They had fun, but it made for quite the hectic week!

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:12:23 +0000

Thanks, Penelope! As parents, though, we need to remember that even though TAKS may be gone before our kids get there, it will be replaced by something else (STARR is the new test coming up right now). Plus, if you have school age kids, their schedule is disrupted even if they aren’t testing. My 1st grader had to go to library on Monday and spent today at the park across the street from his school. Both of these were to make room for testing!

By: The Worst Home Visit Ever

The Worst Home Visit Ever — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:01:52 +0000

[...] rings and Lil Bit’s caseworker is there. As we walk in, my husband arrives in the house exhausted from TAKS testing, balancing Lil Bit in one arm and a large Diet Coke in the other. Just as our home caseworker [...]

By: Penelope

Penelope — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:54:23 +0000

Fortunately, my kids are too young to take that test, but my husband is a teacher. I linked to this post on my blog today!