{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"13192683","dateCreated":"1247538778","smartDate":"Jul 13, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"commishjay","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/commishjay","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13192683"},"dateDigested":1532389910,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"IB Curriculum","description":"I have been trying to find an appropriate time to inject this information into the discussion. I must admit that today's discussion has freed me to communicate and share and learn in many ways. The most immediate impact today had on me was to give me outlets for commenting as well as for asking questions. I can see how this could be life altering for a student who has a lot to say but does not want to disrupt the flow of the classroom or is too nervous to speak in public. So thanks to everyone for being on board with creating this learning environment. I'm totally pumped.
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\nAs for IB, I got my IB certification in North Little Rock and taught the second year of the history block of the IB Curriculum. It covered 20th Century European History Topics. There were four assessments the students were given in order to evaluate their overall score in the History block, which was 1\/6 of the total IB program. The first assessment was called an internal assessment and it was basically a 15-20 page research paper. It was internal because I graded the papers and set the scores. (Ed. note: IB scores range from 1-7. 4's in each area would provide the student with a diploma which is good for scholarships and clepping.) The catch to the internal assessments was that I had to mail a random sample (selected by IB) of the assessments overseas and if they agreed with my scores on those papers then all the scores would be accepted. If not, they would all be re-graded overseas. The other three assessments were "papers" or written exams. They were all essay format, requiring the students to write for 1-2 hours and answer 3-5 questions. Each "paper" set was mailed to a different location. Our paper ones were graded in England, our paper 2's in Brazil, and our paper 3's in South Africa. The assessments were truly global in nature and requiring students to apply knowledge and hone writing skills. I'm not sure that this is the answer for schools as a whole but it was definitely a change in assessment strategies and knowledge creation for the students. Anyway, this is my reaction to the discussion of Standardized tests.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"13595661","body":"Thanks for sharing. I've heard bits and pieces about IB but didn't understand how it differs from AP. It is interesting that none of the assessments are multiple-choice\/standardized. AP makes use of both types: 45% multiple-choice and 55% essay on the English exams.
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\nAs for creating expanding learning environments, I too am pumped. Opening our classroom walls, making learning available 24\/7 is exciting, and we've only begun to tap the potential available through online tools. Having a computer in every kid's hand is going to make it possible to truly change the way we teach and learn!","dateCreated":"1250509920","smartDate":"Aug 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"13184541","dateCreated":"1247496982","smartDate":"Jul 13, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tgillmore","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tgillmore","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1502070455\/tgillmore-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13184541"},"dateDigested":1532389911,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Six Senses","description":"I like these (although honestly? I have only read the first three!...oops! Will be caught up tonight!). Guess which one is my favorite?! Yes, narrative! (Yes, the English teacher is coming out in me!)
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\nSymphony is interesting...all that collaboration...with that director who leads but does not dominate!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"13109469","dateCreated":"1246895579","smartDate":"Jul 6, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"bbogy","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/bbogy","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13109469"},"dateDigested":1532389911,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Empathy","description":"I think people learn to have empathy by the environment they are brought up in or by experience(s) they go thru in life.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"13143557","body":"@bbogy: Good point. It makes me wonder what experiences we might cultivate in our classrooms that would encourage empathy in our students.","dateCreated":"1247117971","smartDate":"Jul 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13152301","body":"@lisahuff: Reading emotionally challenging stories(everything from fairy tales to The Kite Runner) helps us learn how to identify with and align ourselves to another's feelings. When we read words rich with emotion, they impact us on a deep level. Learning about emotion through reading only makes us more capable of handling our own emotions and realizing and empathizing with the emotions of others. I, as a student, would like to see teachers urging us (myself and my peers) towards more profound reading and encouraging discussion of the meaning to promote understanding.","dateCreated":"1247182269","smartDate":"Jul 9, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"emilyhq","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/emilyhq","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1246938150\/emilyhq-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13242529","body":"@Emily I also want more emotionally challenging works in the classroom. The only way the class could connect through a book would be by discussing the way it makes us feel or the meaning we found in it. Notice I said the meaning WE find; we shouldn't have to look for a meaning that is assigned but to search for it ourselves and if we don't get the same thing... isn't that what sparks discussion?","dateCreated":"1247919421","smartDate":"Jul 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"insidesout","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/insidesout","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"13107887","dateCreated":"1246886397","smartDate":"Jul 6, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/13107887"},"dateDigested":1532389911,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Ideas for Discussion","description":"Tammy Gillmore just discovered an educator's discussion guide for A Whole New Mind, which poses 20 questions specifically for educators. Find it here: http:\/\/www.danpink.com\/PDF\/AWNMforeducators.pdf<\/a>
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\nMany are viewing the discussion but not actively participating. I encourage you jump in before we meet next week. Use one of the questions on the discussion guide to start a new topic of discussion, respond to an existing topic, or start a topic of your own interest.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12896289","dateCreated":"1245424076","smartDate":"Jun 19, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"kwalter1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kwalter1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12896289"},"dateDigested":1532389911,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Asia","description":"I am wondering about the right brained people in Asia. On page 36 the people Pink pictures are the get ahead left brainers. Do the teachers in Asian schools emphasize reading and writing? If so, how is it presented to the students. Has anybody else wondered about that?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"12890577","dateCreated":"1245380378","smartDate":"Jun 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12890577"},"dateDigested":1532389911,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Design","description":"Aesthetics really do matter. Last week, in Fort Smith with the group of Classroom Redesign teachers, while we were in Office Depot I noticed a paper shredder. It was a cute little pink box: actually, it came in about five hip colors. I immediately thought of Dan Pink. A paper shredder. Who would have thought it had to look good too!
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\nI'm convinced our schools have to embrace this concept in marketing ourselves. Our District is making a great start in updating our web site. I wonder, as classroom teachers, how we can embrace this concept as we design pages on the web site, as we create hand-outs for students, as we design slideshows or wiki pages or blog posts. Design does matter--especially to our students who are very visual. So, I wonder what professional development teachers might need to tackle this new skill that in the past belonged namely to design graphic artists. Would teachers benefit from some graphic designing sessions--just the basics? Are these skills we need to be teaching our students?","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"12921409","body":"Might have to show various designs...not sure some even realize this trend!","dateCreated":"1245637600","smartDate":"Jun 21, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tgillmore","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tgillmore","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1502070455\/tgillmore-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"12926925","body":"I agree that design is very important to a student. When we recieve handouts, we are more likely to look at and remember one that was different from the plain, undecorated handouts most teachers give out. For example, last year, I recieved a semester test study guide on bright blue paper. When trying to find all my study guides, that piece of paper stuck out and was easy to find. Not to my surprise, the information the study guide contained was more easily remembered than the ones on plain computer paper. Plus, I just loved the color!","dateCreated":"1245679583","smartDate":"Jun 22, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"MollieMatthews","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MollieMatthews","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"12928403","body":"Mollie-I agree with you about students tending to learn better when they see something unique. I have taken certain classes in the last several years, and ones that had plain non-decorated rooms were harder to lean in. On the other hand, I enjoyed going to Mrs. Roepcke's class every other day. Not only is she a really cool person, her room made learning more fun because it was unique. There was design in everything in the classroom.","dateCreated":"1245687869","smartDate":"Jun 22, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"mpalese8","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mpalese8","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"12941893","body":"@Mollie & mpalese8: You make a good point about hand-outs and room design. I'm curious about room design. The traditional classroom has student desks arranged in rows and maybe a few classroom computers. If we teachers were to design a classroom that creates the ultimate learning environment, what would that classroom like like? What elements (furniture, equipment, technology...) would it include in what arrangement?","dateCreated":"1245759808","smartDate":"Jun 23, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"12945633","body":"@Mrs. Huff: I heard that blue is a good color to paint the walls in classrooms. Computers, of course, should be in every classroom but behind students, so they do not distract them.
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\nI seem to like the desks arranged in a "U" or horseshoe shape or maybe a circle around the center of the classroom. This way the teacher can stand in the middle and get the attention of all students.
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\nAs far as furniture and other items goes, I am not sure of what would be good. Unless the furniture is going to have some use, it should not be there and will only be a distraction. Furniture is nice to have in a classroom, though, because, when used, it helps provide a home away from home feeling for students and makes the room more comfortable.","dateCreated":"1245780646","smartDate":"Jun 23, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"MollieMatthews","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MollieMatthews","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"12984643","body":"I, once again, agree with Mollie. If teachers would change things up every now and then, students would be more inclined to learn. I, as a student, enjoy being in a more comfortable learning environment. I have heard that certain colors help students to learn better in certain subjects.","dateCreated":"1245992230","smartDate":"Jun 25, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"mpalese8","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mpalese8","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13094563","body":"Since I have smaller classes, I have always fluctuated my classroom setting from rows, horseshoes, groups, and circles. Students do enjoy different settings, but it is also important to realize that this is their classroom also. While dealing with multiple personalities and preferences, students usually do not all like the same thing. What works for one does not work for another. I am going to the extreme this year and doing away with desks completely. It makes me a little nervous as there is always at least one very conventional student I'm sure. It is true Tammy, I do not think many are even aware of the trend, but it must be growing. Did you see what UACCB did to their emblem? In their effort to incorporate more EMOTION and look at the overall purpose of the school, they even hired help to redesign the school emblem.","dateCreated":"1246716899","smartDate":"Jul 4, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ModSquadCafe","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ModSquadCafe","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1251672477\/ModSquadCafe-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13169739","body":"I agree with Michael and Mollie. I have always found that rooms with more color and design in them are easier to learn in. The pictures or colors can help calm a person down when he or she is stressed about something.
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\nClass rooms that are white and have nothing on the ceiling or walls are boring. I have noticed that students cannot concentrate very well in rooms with no design. I myself have a lot of trouble sitting still and listening in the boring classrooms.","dateCreated":"1247338590","smartDate":"Jul 11, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Khardin10","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Khardin10","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13178619","body":"I agree with everyone, to an extent. Rooms do not need to be too busy and distract from the learning experience, but rooms with nothing can be very distracting too. There is a happy medium of the two, and i think that more classrooms should be designed like this. Rearranging the room often catches people off guard, and changes perspectives on the learning area.","dateCreated":"1247444116","smartDate":"Jul 12, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"paige_clayton","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paige_clayton","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13203599","body":"@Paige: I agree with you. I love rooms with lots of color and design. A room that is comfortable tends to make the majority of student feel more open and at ease with their teachers. This kind of setting makes learning less of a chore and more (dare I say) enjoyable. Like Michael, I too remember Mrs. Roepcke's classroom. I did not dread going to that class, as I did a few others. I believe that perhaps her room was a reflection of her personality. I felt like I knew her a little just by walking into her classroom, which in turn, made me feel very comfortable.","dateCreated":"1247617158","smartDate":"Jul 14, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"meagalise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meagalise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13204309","body":"I am excited for you to see our classrooms! You are in for a pleasant surprise...progress is in the making!
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\nWe have been using our mini computers this summer...oh, the fun!
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\nWe might need to have a Beta Club service project when they get our rooms ready for us to move back into...anyone interested? Maybe?","dateCreated":"1247621782","smartDate":"Jul 14, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tgillmore","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tgillmore","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1502070455\/tgillmore-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13242505","body":"I agree with Paige that there needs to be a happy medium. To many pictures distract me but blank walls tend to make me zone out. I also agree with Molly's coment eariler that maybe a circular desk arragement would help. Sitting in the back is just an invitation to dose, or even when I do want to pay attention I have to lean around everyone infront of me. This would also make the conversations seem more one-on-one instead of directed toward a group because of the easy eye contact.","dateCreated":"1247918983","smartDate":"Jul 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"insidesout","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/insidesout","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":1}]},{"id":"12855861","dateCreated":"1245208590","smartDate":"Jun 16, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ModSquadCafe","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ModSquadCafe","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1251672477\/ModSquadCafe-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12855861"},"dateDigested":1532389912,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Re: Standardized Tests","description":"Based on the article, "Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes Students Better Writers", which Tammy forwarded to me this morning, Stanford is seriously looking at teaching standards and students' use of technology in writing. According to the study, students are writing more than ever before, but it is more social. The audience is more realistic and the median varies with the technology. However, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, reading and writing scores remain flat. Quoting Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University, \u201cWhy is it that with young people reading and writing more words than ever before in human history, we find no gains in reading and writing scores?\u201d Do we embrace what Pink is trying to tell us and encourage students to bring more of this writing to the classroom? What about the tests scores? No doubt, technology is here to stay and grow and our reasons for writing have changed. Just the fact that I am on this wiki is proof of that, not to mention last weeks professional development. Wow! No doubt, our assessments are outdated. Unless we plan to relocate to Asia! Link to article: http:\/\/chronicle.com\/temp\/email2.php?id=f4wrrjqzpwmfXjnMzKvwDMXQGqgchssn<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"12855911","body":"I did not intend to post the same response twice. I may be in REAL trouble with accessing my right brain!","dateCreated":"1245208905","smartDate":"Jun 16, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"ModSquadCafe","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/ModSquadCafe","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1251672477\/ModSquadCafe-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"12704607","dateCreated":"1244487473","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"darnelldavis1950","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/darnelldavis1950","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12704607"},"dateDigested":1532389913,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"the Asian connection","description":"To understand the Asian connection, read "The World is Flat". S.Walls","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"12712759","body":"Good point. Friedman was perhaps the father of a string of books explaining global changes in the 21st century ushered in by the technological age.","dateCreated":"1244514975","smartDate":"Jun 8, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"12585063","dateCreated":"1243962996","smartDate":"Jun 2, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"lisahuff","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/lisahuff","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1420557717\/lisahuff-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/21clc.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/12585063"},"dateDigested":1532389913,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Standardarized Tests","description":"I found Pink's metaphor on page 29 intriguing: He claims tests like the ACT are "tollbooths that any middle-class American must pass on his way to the land of knowledge work." It does seem that we all can become consumed with testing that caters mostly to left-brained thinking, neglecting to nurture right-brained thinking, which, as Pink points out, is just as important in today's world. We have to be careful to strike a balance in our classrooms.
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\nInterestingly, it seems colleges are taking note of Pink's idea. A <a href="http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/education\/2009-04-21-college-SAT-test_N.htm<\/a>"> <recent article in USA today<\/a> notes how some colleges are looking to other means, beyond the ACT and SAT, to determine admittance. And, I read somewhere, that one of the Ivy League schools is developing an alternate to the ACT and SAT--one that will address both the L-brain and R-brain.
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\npost by Lisa Huff","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"13176415","body":"I feel standardized testing is pointless. There are subjects that we have not had they they expect you to know. I took the ACT also there was trig. on there, and I have never had trig. But I do well in Math class and English class. Most of the people I know are not good test takers but are very good students. Colleges should not rely on test scores as much as school grades.","dateCreated":"1247425182","smartDate":"Jul 12, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"SamuelHardin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SamuelHardin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266333223\/SamuelHardin-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13178583","body":"@Samuel: I agree. Some tests don't really need to be taken, like the ones they give to us as kids in the 4th grade. But at the same time, some are important, but everything should not be based specifically on test scores. There needs to be a broader range of things that colleges need to base on people getting in and how many scholarships a person can get.","dateCreated":"1247443854","smartDate":"Jul 12, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"paige_clayton","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/paige_clayton","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13183197","body":"@Paige Clayton: My point exactly, what is the point in the test we take in the first and forth grade? However, some test are important like the SAT10 test. Which decides what the school needs to change and if we are on point and where we need to be for our grade level.","dateCreated":"1247490200","smartDate":"Jul 13, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"SamuelHardin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SamuelHardin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266333223\/SamuelHardin-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13184499","body":"Here's the digital voice of reality: for teachers, some of these tests are simply accountability...boo hoo! Would love for some of these tests to go away! Yes?","dateCreated":"1247496709","smartDate":"Jul 13, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tgillmore","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tgillmore","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1502070455\/tgillmore-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13186007","body":"@Mrs. Gillmore: I agree with the fact that some test are accountability. They determine how the state or nation is doing educating there students. However colleges should not rely on test scores so much. We all know that testing is part of school and we must get over it and take them.","dateCreated":"1247504508","smartDate":"Jul 13, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"SamuelHardin","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SamuelHardin","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1266333223\/SamuelHardin-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13198271","body":"I think that some dependence should be taken off the test, but not a great deal. Standardized tests level the playing field. They give fair chances to all who take them. If colleges were to not use them anymore, what would they use?","dateCreated":"1247588161","smartDate":"Jul 14, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"tdaniels14","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/tdaniels14","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13203393","body":"@Mrs. Gillmore: I agree with you about standardized tests being accountability, and we all know that, as students, we must take them.
\n@Tayler Daniels: I agree with you also. To completely abolish the tests would be rediculous. They do serve a purpose. As far as a new and improved test goes, I have no idea what it would look like. Could the test possibly be one that is not written?","dateCreated":"1247616036","smartDate":"Jul 14, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"meagalise","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/meagalise","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13231525","body":"@Mrs. Huff: I agree, we don't need to forget right-brainers in learning. We need to make it equal to where it covers all the students, whether they are left-brained or right-brained. That way, everything will be fair. The only problem is trying to find a way to teach both at the same time. It might be harder but I think it would be best because no student would be left out in the cold and left behind.
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\n@Mrs. Roepcke: Do you think it's easier for right-brainers to adapt to left-brained assessments because the right-brainers have been doing the left-brained assessments their whole life?
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\n@ Samuel: I agree with most of what you said. However, I don't think the standardized tests are pointless. I think there still needs to be tests and I think they need to make them right-brained and left-brained. The right and left brain parts on the tests need to be equal. Yes, we haven't had some classes but what about the older students that are taking the tests? It would be way too easy for them and if we made the tests that way, it definately wouldn't be fair.","dateCreated":"1247806360","smartDate":"Jul 16, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"kat_melson","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kat_melson","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13236605","body":"Call me crazy, but I love standardized tests. Comparing my scores to state and national averages allows me to personally assess my academic success and better my academic knowledge. As Tayler said, they "level the playing field" and give everyone a shot at college acceptance.
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\n@Meagan: Of course abolishing standardized test is ridiculous. I could however, see that for R-directed thinkers tests such as the ACT and SAT are bias and should probably adapt to test all types of intelligence.
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\n@Mollie and Mrs. Gillmore: I too both loved and hated the book. At first, I was in shock to realize that my lifelong dreams of Ivy League schools and law degrees or an MBA were outdated and insufficient, but I am grateful to have read the book and learned where I need to adjust to make it in this Conceptual Age.","dateCreated":"1247855808","smartDate":"Jul 17, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"CaitlinAlana11","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/CaitlinAlana11","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13242561","body":"@Meagan. I think you have the right idea about what a new test would look like. I don't think it would be written. I think it would test the students' ablility to teach others, to connect with groups in a speech, to solve problems that don't involve math, and to improve situations or objects through some creative outside-the-box-thinking. None of these can be found on the current tests but don't we use these skills to succeed just as much ,if not more, than the skills they do test?","dateCreated":"1247920120","smartDate":"Jul 18, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"insidesout","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/insidesout","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13280211","body":"@Paige, I agree. We should not base all of our knowledge on this test.
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\n@ Caitlin, you are an L-directed thinker. I remember when you said about understanding how a certain teacher thinks because it was an advanced way of thinking. I think he is merely an L-directed thinker like yourself. This made me wonder, is this why certain students strive in classes and others don't? Maybe not just the ACT is L-directed. Maybe some of our classes full of both students are being taught by teachers who don't think the same as them, causing them not to understand the lesson. I wonder if we could change this?
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\n@ Terran, yes I agree, we should change the test. But as I have said before, how do you see if someone's answer to how to improve a situation is right or wrong?","dateCreated":"1248220014","smartDate":"Jul 21, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"Rach_Amaris","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Rach_Amaris","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1267038788\/Rach_Amaris-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"13587627","body":"@Mrs. Gillmore: I can believe that the teachers want some of these tests to go away. They annoy everyone I think. The state though cannot find any other ways to "measure" how well its schools are doing so until the state wises up to that we will keep getting slammed with standardized tests and pilot tests.
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\n@Caitlin and Megan: Yes its completely ludicrous to think of completely abolishing standardized tests. Without them colleges would have to probably triple their workload to accept students. No universities are willing to do that so until another method is developed the SAT\\ACT will remain.
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\n@Mrs. Gillmore, Mollie, and Caitlin: The book was so-so, but I agree that it was an eye-opener.","dateCreated":"1250464383","smartDate":"Aug 16, 2009","userCreated":{"username":"samjohnson2011","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/samjohnson2011","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":13}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}