Before we begin, you must clear your desk of all materials except two No. 2 pencils. Please check to be sure that your pencils are No. 2 and are sharpened. If your pencils are not No. 2, please raise your hand and I will provide them for you.Can you feel the crazy?
Let me just soap box for a minute about the garbage that is the End Of Grade standardized test.
Why oh why must all children be held to the same standards? Why should a child who doesn't know what a book is be expected to take the same test as a child who was read "Good Night Moon" in the womb? And why is it surprising when children from backgrounds other than white middle class do not perform on the test that was written by and for the white middle class? And, if I know that the tests are not a valid measure of intelligence or human worth why do I even care?
Make your marks heavy and dark. Please make sure that the number of the question you are bubbling on your answer sheet matches the question number in your test booklet...
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