We are in the middle of standardized testing here too. Only good side is no homework, so we have much more relaxed evenings.
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'First Date'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SuziQ - Mar 04, 2010 7:19:22 am PST #13093 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
ChiKat - Mar 04, 2010 7:21:20 am PST #13094 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
His mornings are now given over for studying for it.
I hate that. We spend 20 minutes every other Friday doing Reading and Math skills which is basically test prep, but that's it. And, that's enough. They should be getting the content as part of the curriculum.
Ugh, Chikat--I am glad you went to the Dr in time.
Me, too. I almost didn't go because the pain had let up a lot. My doc was concerned enough that she gave me her personal cell to call her on Wed morning if the infection hadn't shrunk.
msbelle - Mar 04, 2010 7:22:58 am PST #13095 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Our standardized testing isn't until late April, but we are already getting flyers home about it. I refuse to do additional prep with mac. Like he needs another thing to be wound-up about.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2010 7:24:12 am PST #13096 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes, ChiKat! That's totally the kind of thing I wouldn't go to the doctor for....
Plus, it's not like I am covering the reference desk in SF this morning or anything.
I'm going to say you're not, apparently.
flea - Mar 04, 2010 7:29:34 am PST #13097 of 30001
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My 6 year old is being taught to "bubble in." It's damn hard to stay calm about reading comprehension tests when your kid can't really read yet. (Most states start standardized testing in 3rd grade. But in GA, we strive for excellence! Which means 6 year olds taking all-day bubble tests, le sigh.)
tommyrot - Mar 04, 2010 7:30:03 am PST #13098 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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tommyrot - Mar 04, 2010 7:32:49 am PST #13099 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Popular Science Puts Entire Scanned Archive Online, Free
Gadget nerds: Prepare to lose the rest of your day to awesomeness. PopSci, the web-wing of Popular Science magazine, has scanned its entire 137-year archive and put it online for you to read, absolutely free. The archive, made available in partnership with Google Books, even has the original period advertisements.
Head over to the site and you’ll see a simple search box. Of course, the first thing I typed in was “jet pack”. This, naturally enough, returned plenty of results, including a rather dangerous-looking hydrogen peroxide powered contraption with a belt-mounted controller. The article was printed in the December 1962 issue.
Hil R. - Mar 04, 2010 7:33:29 am PST #13100 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I remember standardized testing starting in first grade, but it wasn't a state-mandated test. Our school used the California Achievement Test, but other schools in the area used an Iowa test, and I think that some others didn't start standardized tests until third grade.
ChiKat - Mar 04, 2010 7:34:03 am PST #13101 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
My 6 year old is being taught to "bubble in."
It's interesting. We've been having to review how to do that because the big move in education is to get away from testing that has answers that you can bubble in and go to answers that show deeper thinking. Most teachers don't test with scantron sheets, so our kids forget how to do it. And I teach middle school, not the little ones.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 04, 2010 7:35:29 am PST #13102 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am really having a hard time not replying to an email from a professor with "Fuck You!".
I emailed her for something she has been stalling on, and at the dean's request, copied in the Dean.
She replied to me copying in the Dean and saying "Sorry, Dean, for copying you in on this totally unnecessary email."