Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Education

elleng

(130,860 posts)

7. Great that you found and sent that, Doofus.

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #6)

Mon May 6, 2013, 01:22 PM

May 2013

Well MY phys ed teachers would have failed miserably if judged by MY achievements: *Consistently demonstrating correct skipping technique with a smooth and effortless rhythm;

*Able to throw consistently a ball underhand with good accuracy and technique to a target (or person) with varying distances.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

18 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

My niece wants to opt-out ( from testing) her three ps kids. [View all] Smarmie Doofus May 2013 OP

WISH I could answer. elleng May 2013 #1

I'm of a mind that, where optional, that parents should band together and boycott testing. NYC_SKP May 2013 #2

Right, SKP, and Ms. Burris, principal of MY high school (!!!!!) elleng May 2013 #3

If only they could be organized Warpy May 2013 #4

We are actually instructed LWolf May 2013 #5

And in Texas, if the child does not pass every exit test, they do not get a diploma. mbperrin May 2013 #11

It's the same here. LWolf May 2013 #15

Yeah, he wants you to save his job for him. Warpy May 2013 #13

And when I do as you think I should, LWolf May 2013 #14

I'm curious. Are they using Danielson for observations? n/t Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #16

Yes. LWolf May 2013 #17

I've actually got a one hour presentation on recognizing and reducing test anxiety mbperrin May 2013 #10

Kudos to you for doing that Warpy May 2013 #12

Thanks. Apparently it's legal for parents to opt-out in NYS. Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #6

Great that you found and sent that, Doofus. elleng May 2013 #7

I checked with a couple of school administrators about this. If they don't get enough kids Squinch May 2013 #8

It's true. I found this on the Ravitch blog: Smarmie Doofus May 2013 #9

here's one HiPointDem May 2013 #18