tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post8906307011986202707..comments2023-11-05T03:37:08.405-08:00Comments on Pumpkin Delight: Out of the Mouths of BabesPumpkin Delight (Kimberly)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-38867237947180976812012-05-11T12:52:57.581-07:002012-05-11T12:52:57.581-07:00Thanks very interesting blog!
my web site: Diet Pr...Thanks very interesting blog!<br /><i>my web site</i>: <b><a href="http://www.TheDietSolutionReport.org" rel="nofollow">Diet Program</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-87526729618972839612012-05-08T10:10:19.623-07:002012-05-08T10:10:19.623-07:00It makes me tired just by thinking about it!It makes me tired just by thinking about it!Blond Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404456624316008610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-25961967140510065892012-05-07T12:33:53.255-07:002012-05-07T12:33:53.255-07:00@bankerchick - ha I think I have been pretty obnox...@bankerchick - ha I think I have been pretty obnoxious about it, so thank you. Yes education, in its current state, has a hard time holding on to teachers as many quit with 5 years or less. Until "they" realize testing kids doesn't make them smarter, the job will continue to include teaching to the test! <br />Not laughing out loud is hard sometimes, but the consequences are worse! :)Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-84265282634632804272012-05-07T06:35:42.616-07:002012-05-07T06:35:42.616-07:00Kimberly I have to admire you for not being more v...Kimberly I have to admire you for not being more verbal about the tests. Testing is so frustrating, I imagine we lose more and more good teachers to the irritations. How are you able to not laugh. We have to be so careful when the 3 year old says or does something funny but not appropriate, we have to choke back the laughter and smiles.katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-10602860600576095172012-05-06T21:22:47.503-07:002012-05-06T21:22:47.503-07:00@Hula - Over the last couple of years, the standar...@Hula - Over the last couple of years, the standards have icreased - concepts that we learned in 4-6th grade are now being taugh in 2nd. Instead of learning a few standards REALLY well, they know a little bit about a lot of standards. In ed's current state, quantity beats out quality. However,if you were my student, you'd know what a prep phrase was! :) If I ever have trouble with grammar, I'll try that method.Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-6379493408810652102012-05-06T21:09:51.630-07:002012-05-06T21:09:51.630-07:00Should I be slightly embarrased that a second grad...Should I be slightly embarrased that a second grader knows more grammatical rules than I do?<br /><br />I still don't know what a preposition is. The horrible part is that the more people explain it to me, the less I understand it!<br /><br />I have figured out that if I watche a lot of Bette Davis movies then try to emulate how she speaks, it all works out in the end.<br /><br />Maybe you should teach your kids the Bette Davis Method???Hula Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351347113128340722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-48171960207972828252012-05-06T20:45:40.227-07:002012-05-06T20:45:40.227-07:00@Jlo - Bleh! We have one more week of prep and th...@Jlo - Bleh! We have one more week of prep and then 2 weeks of testing. After that, the last 5 weeks of school, will be fun, oh and my student teacher will be taking over full time! So I'll get ready for next year. :)Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-69133199266766075312012-05-06T19:43:53.508-07:002012-05-06T19:43:53.508-07:00Funny! I can't wait to get the test over with!...Funny! I can't wait to get the test over with! Oh, wait...then give them the ELA trimester and the math Trimester. *sigh*jlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04566462726407323596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-27970671188793883562012-05-04T23:37:49.219-07:002012-05-04T23:37:49.219-07:00@Marey - Ha ha! They don't have any shame, do...@Marey - Ha ha! They don't have any shame, do they?!?Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-66690240299272724902012-05-04T23:22:28.700-07:002012-05-04T23:22:28.700-07:00Too cute! In kindergarten no one gets it and I hav...Too cute! In kindergarten no one gets it and I have to bite my lip...and wait to share it with my co-workers later. One of the better ones was a kid who came into class early and told me, "My mom peed on a stick and now she's pregnant!" (pregnancy test stick.)Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295499795085860012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-19909267253405403612012-05-04T22:52:14.508-07:002012-05-04T22:52:14.508-07:00@Jill - I knew you would like it!@Jill - I knew you would like it!Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-37657530846299665902012-05-04T16:40:26.896-07:002012-05-04T16:40:26.896-07:00Very funny!Very funny!Jillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-57213817862589568032012-05-04T10:17:21.887-07:002012-05-04T10:17:21.887-07:00@vince - no, as depressing as it it, the # is abou...@vince - no, as depressing as it it, the # is about right. At least 3.5 to 4 hours a day. Maybe a little less on Friday. So fun!!!!! :(Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-4116202034622645582012-05-04T09:49:32.851-07:002012-05-04T09:49:32.851-07:00Well the 100 hours is a rough tot. 5x5x4=100Well the 100 hours is a rough tot. 5x5x4=100Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-55705236023076717152012-05-04T09:36:21.667-07:002012-05-04T09:36:21.667-07:00@Vince - I've spent the last 10 minutes replyi...@Vince - I've spent the last 10 minutes replying and it has disappeared! Here's the gist...observation of teachers would be a far better way of judging teacher performance. However we are only formally observed every 2-3 years, once or twice in that year. Instead the test scores are what is primarily used to label teachers effective or ineffective. Luckily I'm really good at teaching the test, but it's what I hate most about my job. There are so many variables that dictate whether a student does well on these tests (parent's education, language, and socio-economics are biggies and what my kids are challenged with), often the least of which is the teacher. Wow! 100 hours!?!? I hadn't totaled up the time before. Ugh!!! That is ridiculous. Think about what I could be teaching if I weren't teaching test taking tricks to 7 year olds. Thanks for the thoughtful comments, as usual.Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-38562305133372720332012-05-04T08:48:25.087-07:002012-05-04T08:48:25.087-07:00@lp Lou - yes, they are. Thanks for coming by and...@lp Lou - yes, they are. Thanks for coming by and for the kind words.Pumpkin Delight (Kimberly)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15754292671421221960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-17661153959448377502012-05-04T05:46:49.302-07:002012-05-04T05:46:49.302-07:00Great post and Vince's comments are very inter...Great post and Vince's comments are very interesting - thought provoking.<br />Your April pages are lovely, so colourful :-) lots of other fab journal pages too<br />Anne xLiverpool Lou (Anne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00031623590883933453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7071830940339914895.post-13082654278036698022012-05-04T00:11:40.364-07:002012-05-04T00:11:40.364-07:00Since these test aren't really to draw data ab...Since these test aren't really to draw data about the kids except in the most raw sense and are about measuring you through them. You'd truly have to wonder why a moderator like that chick shadowing you mightn't be a sounder method. As to the validity of data, even if you compared all kids in a town that started school on the same day that were exactly the same age how do you input the effect of engaged and non-engaged parents. While those trying to help in the education of their kids without any education themselves, and in another language as their main medium for operating is just insanity. <br />How it can be justified (-good programme btw-) that the better part of 100 hours is devoted to this testing rubbish at that age is beyond me. And for what it's worth has anyone tried measuring the loss of these weeks on the kids.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442327549417743472noreply@blogger.com