standardized testing – 4 O'Clock Faculty

September 21, 2022September 16, 2022rczyz

I recently listened to the Revisionist History podcast episode Outliers, Revisited. In the episode, Malcolm Gladwell investigates the privilege…

May 24, 2022May 22, 2022rczyz

Everyone would assume that it is business as usual in schools now that we are back to “normal.” After…

May 3, 2022May 1, 2022rczyz

“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” As I write this,…

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021rczyz

We will soon see the majority of our students back in our schools for the first time in over…

February 10, 2021January 31, 2021rczyz

Is this going to be on the test? So many kids ask this question. Unfortunately, they have been…

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021rczyz

Dear Whoever Will Listen: I received a three page memo today outlining the process for our state assessment. The…

March 31, 2020March 31, 2020rczyz

It’s not a race. What we are learning right now is that there is a lot more that is…

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019rczyz

Testing season is necessary. At least that’s what they say. A measure of accountability. Making sure that educators are…

January 24, 2019January 19, 2019rczyz

Asking students to practice making great bubbles?! Really?

February 15, 2018February 12, 2018rczyz

When a student is reading below grade level we let them read books that are below grade level.…