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does anyone have any tips on how to adapt to focusing one thing for a long period of time without music?
I’m preparing for the SAT/ACT and my attention span is gone. I can get work done with music and frequent breaks, but if I try to focus on one thing for too long my eyes glaze over and I just stare at the page.
I have time and a half for the tests which will probably help a lot, but I’m still looking for any tips.
What's Wrong with Standardized Tests? - Multiple-choice and short answer tests are poor measures of student achievement, particularly of the ability to understand and use complex material. - High-stakes tests cause curriculum to be narrowed to just what is on the test. Teachers feel pressed to boost scores, even to cheat, and educational quality often suffers. - Test scores are not reliable. An individual's score may vary significantly from day to day due to testing conditions or the test-taker's mental or emotional state. - Tests do not reflect current knowledge about learning. There has been enormous progress in this area. Tests are mostly based on outdated assumptions. - Test-makers can't remove all bias. Cultural assumptions built into tests often remain. - Standardized tests are not objective. Decisions on what to include, how questions are worded, which answers are "correct," and the uses of results are all made by subjective human beings. - Standardized tests are NOT fair and helpful evaluation tools. They reward quick answers and do not measure deep or creative thinking in any field. - There are better ways to evaluate achievement and ability: good teacher observation, documention of student work, and performance-based assessment are most useful. Source: www.fairtest.org
Test Quality As I write this, a lot of final exams are being given and/or graded. Mine are actually due today, and internet use isn't an option, it's a requirement.
St Paddy’s Day, Starvation & Public Education
St Paddy’s Day, Starvation & Public Education
Perhaps you’re recovering this weekend, along with many others, from the celebrations on St. Patrick’s Day which were full of parades, green clothing, Irish whiskey, green beer, and corned beef. Setting all of the green fun aside, the history of Irish immigrants is dark and rich, and should prompt all of us to question why we continue to allow those in power to starve the poor.
During the…
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Organize, educate, agitate, must be our war cry. (Susan B. Anthony)
Organize, educate, agitate, must be our war cry. (Susan B. Anthony)
The following is the speech I gave as a (very honored to be included) speaker at the International Women’s Day Rally & March in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 8th, 2017, on a very windy day at Willard Park.
International Women’s Day March & Rally Cleveland, Ohio, 2017
Thank you so much to all of you for being here today.
My name is Melissa Marini Svigelj-Smith, and I am here today representing 100s…
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Opt Out/Refusal for Ohio 2016-2017
The system is designed to sustain a legacy of racism & inequality in our country.
It seems that the high stakes testing season begins as soon as the school year starts. For high school students adhering to the new Ohio graduation pathways and requirements, state high school exams will be administered beginning in December (next week). I don’t need to review all of the reasons that high stakes standardized tests are bogus, invalid, and do nothing to improve teaching or…
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It Takes a Community: Social & Emotional Learning at a Juvenile Detention Center
From the SEL in Action 2016 Conference in Phoenix, AZ: It Takes a Community
The following are links to the Google slides prepared for a 5-7 minute Ed Talk at SEL in Action, a conference in Phoenix, Arizona, made possible through the generosity of the NoVo Foundation, and planned and hosted by Education First. I am very grateful that I was given this opportunity, and more importantly, that my students were given a chance to shine.
It Takes a Community
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STOP THE MADNESS: How to really know how your kids are doing.
STOP THE MADNESS: How to really know how your kids are doing.
Mitchell Robinson is associate professor and chair of music education at Michigan State University. I read this post on FB and he graciously allowed me to blog it for him.
“As a parent, I sit down and talk to my children’s teachers at least twice per year at parent-teacher conferences about their work in school, and receive regular updates about their academic, social and musical development.
I…
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