Becoming Something Different: Learning from Esmé
COLLEEN M. FAIRBANKS PENNY MASON CROOKS University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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"We asked if she liked to help others. Yeah. I help my neighbor because he has trouble reading and writing in English so I help him. Esmé and seemed to change how she saw herself as a student and her perceptions of the school’s resources designed to support her."
I picked this quote because I feel as though as a student I can relate. Helping out others with their work makes you feel as though you are doing yours correctly. Esmé had always questioned how good of a student she actually was. Now being able to help others makes her feel more confident in the work she is doing.
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"As an artifact of contemporary schooling, the TAKS redirected the focus of instruction from literature to isolated skill development, thereby interrupting instruction in literacy that might have built on Esmé’s skills and interest in reading books."
Teachers stress on how important it is to do well on these tests. When it comes to be that time of the year before standardized testing, that becomes the main focus of accademics. Most school work is revolved around practice examples of questions that will be on tests. This takes away from the regular accademic work that should be getting taught. Also, I do not believe that standardize tests are a reflection of what kind of student you are. Sometimes people can just be bad test takers, or have an off day the day of their test causing them not to do well.
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"Esmé’s participation in the social life of the school did not come easily because she had to negotiate conflicts that arose between home and school."
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"As an artifact of contemporary schooling, the TAKS redirected the focus of instruction from literature to isolated skill development, thereby interrupting instruction in literacy that might have built on Esmé’s skills and interest in reading books."
Teachers stress on how important it is to do well on these tests. When it comes to be that time of the year before standardized testing, that becomes the main focus of accademics. Most school work is revolved around practice examples of questions that will be on tests. This takes away from the regular accademic work that should be getting taught. Also, I do not believe that standardize tests are a reflection of what kind of student you are. Sometimes people can just be bad test takers, or have an off day the day of their test causing them not to do well.
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"Esmé’s participation in the social life of the school did not come easily because she had to negotiate conflicts that arose between home and school."
I picked this quote to share because I feel as though it is very difficult to carry a social, academic, and home life. Sometimes it seems as though their just isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done. As a collage student I can relate to how difficult it is to balance out a busy schedule
i totally understand what you were saying about the time before standardized testing in class. So much emphasis is put on testing techniques and types of questions, and no new academic material is covered, often for weeks. There is no new learning happening, simply ways to improve test scores.
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