Stressing During Testing
Here are some tips that can help you overcome stress and complete your test in a calm and collective manner.
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A Student View On The Ripple Effects Of Cheating Teachers
As Atlantans follow the ongoing trial of Atlanta Public School teachers and administrators charged with cheating, students in the APS district are taking a special interest in the proceedings. Youth Radio Atlanta’s Jenn Steckl sent us her thoughts on how the cheating and its aftermath hurt every student in the system.
Playing Xbox One – Youth Radio Style
This week, a handful of Youth Radio students took the Xbox One for a test drive. Big shout out to…
Teacher In Student’s Shoes: Trying The Common Core Exam
Standardized testing week at the middle school where I was a teacher from 2008 – 2010, was a big deal. Signs went up in the hallways, “Eat a good breakfast!” and a hushed silence fell over the normally chaotic hallways.
Labeled And Lost: A Teacher’s Reflection
I once spent a week in a special ed classroom as a student. I loved it because I was finally in a class with my best friend (who had been labeled special ed because his English wasn’t perfect yet.)
Even he said, “You don’t belong here.” He was right. It was a clerical error, and administrators soon realized they needed to move me, and before I knew it I was back in classes full of students I had been around for my whole academic career. Nap time was over.