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Congratulate educators, educated
Published Friday, August 28, 2009
This time of year can be a nervous one for local schools, and it’s not the back-to-school routine that leaves teachers, administrators and students worrying.
Late August and September are typically the months that local schools find out whether or not they made the grade on a series of standardized tests taken the previous year.
Composite ACT, Mississippi Curriculum Test and Louisiana LEAP scores are released during the fall, and the results can make or break a school’s morale.
So far this year, three local schools — Ferriday High, Cathedral and Trinity — are celebrating increases on the college entrance exam, the ACT.
Several schools in the Natchez-Adams School District — Robert Lewis Middle School and McLaurin Elementary — are excited about growth on the MCT.
All schools that have seen improvement deserve local recognition, and the ones who held steady or dipped slightly need to know we still believe in them.
The stress of standardized tests is one most adults have left behind. We may have forgotten the pressures of school or gotten too focused on our own troubles.
But rallying around a school is easy and relaxing.
Take a few minutes this week to congratulate those around you who’ve played a part in these improvements. Take a few more minutes to encourage those who are still climbing the hill.
Your words can make the stress of test result season seem worthwhile.
Comments
Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on August 28, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
There should be a bonus tied in with the test scores. You get better results when there is a reward at the end of the road. Give the teachers an incentive to teach, in turn they could reward the class with the highest score by buying pizza. Humans are just another animal species, either smack them with a newspaper or give them a treat.
Posted by Lilsister (anonymous) on August 28, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It seems that the ND is misleading the public with the recent report of test scores. How can a school with 67%-70% of the students scoring basic and minimal in language arts help test scores? Also 55%-61% of the these students at MC Laurin scored basic and minimal in math. The only way scores can impove is for us to know the truth and accept responsibility. There should be an all call to every concerned citizen for help.
Posted by beammeupscotty (anonymous) on August 28, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You have to understand how low the previous scores were in order to appreciate the improvement. It won't happen overnight but the teachers are trying.
Posted by Lilsister (anonymous) on August 28, 2009 at 8:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I am by no mean trying to say that most teachers are not teaching. I am merely saying that we should not glorify under-performing schools, teachers, educators or administrators. We should not embellish the truth, and we should aim high. Having low expectations for our schools and students do not create in them the will do do better or become more competitive.
Posted by jugghead52 (anonymous) on September 1, 2009 at 7:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
they need butts in seats, to get fed money, low score high score it does not matter, remember no child left behind? some teachers
are not teaching they just want their checks. i know when i was at south Natchez some of my teachers when out to their car and smoked, or put the girls with the short dresses on the front row!
in 1974 you could buy LSD25 in the parking lot redbud, cocaine,
any drug you wanted. you want the truth i have a lot more! the reason i am saying all this is WAKE UP parents there is a lot going on at school than you don't know.
Posted by juju (anonymous) on September 2, 2009 at 1:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Lilsister, It's like with everything 'Gubment.' If they score low, they get more federal and state money, state of the art technology, resourses, intervention (including alot of interventionist teaching and consultant jobs), etc. for improvement. In other words, it PAYS more to score low. However, they do have a timeline to improve or the state will take over. What's interesting is how they (all our public local schools) seem to pull it off at the last minute.
Posted by pbl1978 (anonymous) on September 4, 2009 at 1:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
To all the above whom has such negative comments in reference to the test score at any school. I have a good suggestion than instead of pointing the finger at someone else, than if you can do better, I'm quite sure that the staff at any school would appreciate if you would come volunteer your service, where as to better educate our childrens. Like my grandmother have always told me "you can't judge a book by it cover", and what I'm saying is you are on the outside looking in, not knowing what the HELL is going on in the inside. Just take a moment of your busy criticizing schedule and go into one of the school and I guarantee you will have a different out look at things. You have to remember that teachers and others are not able to take the test for the students, only prepare them for it. For example: I assist in a class and this certain science teacher would go over with the class in what might be on the test for the following day, and what he taught were the same thing on the test the following day, and some still couldn't pass it. Now what you think?, If you have a better suggestion of how to prepare our childrens for this than quick complaining and offer a helping hand.. Thank you!!!!!!!!!! My God when will we ever quick.
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