tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760255908668146240.post4957684153937813314..comments2014-02-01T09:22:44.440-07:00Comments on Tech Integration: Doing and its side-effectsMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04448140339937741394noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760255908668146240.post-48779820616433516272013-07-12T16:48:39.668-06:002013-07-12T16:48:39.668-06:00I work in a school where every student has an IEP ...I work in a school where every student has an IEP (INDIVIDUALIZED Educational Program.) How can it even be legal to require these students to take standardized tests. The IDEA law was written so exceptional students would have their educational needs met, but every single student is required to take tests that are not only not individualized, but normed on general education students. What we have had to do so that we can continue being funded is request alternate requirements. We have to show students are continuing to grow, even if they are not meeting the standardized test score requirements. It is very frustrating, because they have to take tests on grade level, even though their reading level may be multiple grades below grade level. Crazy making!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448140339937741394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8760255908668146240.post-26243583447441881152013-07-12T15:50:51.181-06:002013-07-12T15:50:51.181-06:00Bravo! I remember sitting in one of my teacher pre...Bravo! I remember sitting in one of my teacher prep courses and being told that the way we educate our students stems from the "Factory Model". Not understanding what that meant, I went on to research a factory model and i was appalled. How can we, as human beings, think that our students are like raw materials? Students aren't really molded. Students are active learners in their own education. We don't make them into who they are, we facilitate learning so that they have the ability to develop free and creative thinking.<br />Your experiences working in a manufacturing plant, have definitely given you wisdom as a teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798250414362963341noreply@blogger.com