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Re: Student voices


  • Subject: Re: Student voices
  • From: Carol Holst <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 08:34:05 -0500
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Good to hear your voice again. ;-)
Has it been posted on the Texas teacher board yet?

Pikku Myy wrote:
>
> Drat, Carol, you beat me to it. :) Was it you who posted it on Teachers.net?
>
> The similarity of the responses is striking. If you're familiar with TAAS
> writing format, you'll see a lot of it in those essays, even those of
> students who hated their TAAS experiences. Look at 12-227 for example. Hmm.
>
> I had to laugh at 14-263, though: "As I took my finished paper to the front
> of the class, I realized that my entire school career was hinging on this
> test. I was either going to be praised for my good work or cast to the botom
> of society as a loser, never to climb out of the muck again. " And 240 is
> classic.
>
> And think, these were the kids who PASSED the TAAS. I wonder what the other
> essays would look like...
> ~PM
>
> ...........................
> Johnny could only sing one note
> and the note he sang was this:
> TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS
>
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