tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post607205637277803224..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: NOT teaching to the testThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-85606632103091797402008-05-23T17:46:00.000+01:002008-05-23T17:46:00.000+01:00I fear for my Year 11 History students, to be hone...I fear for my Year 11 History students, to be honest. I've tried to balance exam practice and knowledge with interesting stuff and learning skills.<BR/><BR/>Given how much other subjects in my school and further afield spend going through exam papers and consolidating 'technique', I'm slightly concerned I haven't done enough.<BR/><BR/>We'll see come August - at least my job next year doesn't depend on their results! :-oAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-80669005749723068712008-05-22T09:13:00.000+01:002008-05-22T09:13:00.000+01:00@neil Oh wow! As if the poor kid didn't have enoug...@neil Oh wow! As if the poor kid didn't have enough exams to deal with. Because he only had one paper during the earlier tranch, he now faces a veritable barrage. An average of four a week for 4 weeks. There is even one day on which he has 3 exams to complete!<BR/><BR/>And in the middle of this, one teacher decided to set a piece of homework... and then write a letter of complaint to me when he didn't do it. Poor thing, I don't think she was expecting the answer she got ;o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-86336215203148936032008-05-22T08:37:00.000+01:002008-05-22T08:37:00.000+01:00Maybe your teacher knew something the rest didn't:...Maybe your teacher knew something the rest didn't:<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7414129.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-24784074325475978072008-05-20T11:14:00.000+01:002008-05-20T11:14:00.000+01:00@Karyn - I teach Science, Chemistry and now Physic...@Karyn - I teach Science, Chemistry and now Physics (again). I suspect that Biology would not be much different from these in the way the assessment criteria operate.<BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-2065675484991417672008-05-18T20:28:00.000+01:002008-05-18T20:28:00.000+01:00Thanks for the perspective, Ken. My cousin is a bi...Thanks for the perspective, Ken. My cousin is a biology teacher in Auckland, but we're not really in regular contact, so I don't hear this side of things from him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-88529945045404927612008-05-17T18:37:00.000+01:002008-05-17T18:37:00.000+01:00Kia Ora Karyn.Sigh you might. It's one of the para...Kia Ora Karyn.<BR/><BR/>Sigh you might. It's one of the paradoxes of being a teacher following an exam prescription. We teach to standards in senior secondary in NZ. There's no real difference though.<BR/><BR/>As a teacher I have to ensure that all my criterion tick-boxes are ticked. Strangely enough in that system, so have the students when they answer a test. Creativity? Forget it.<BR/><BR/>Ka kiteBlogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.com