Today's Discusssion

Today's discussion was somewhat based on the first Case Study. I found this Case Study to be pretty interesting just because it is so hard to balance both educational fun and standardized testing. The question arises all the time whether or not testing in classrooms should be standard, period. Honestly, I think that each classroom teacher should try to attempt to find a happy medium. For example, I feel that it is important to introduce the chapter towards the beginning of the week, take notes/quizzes on the material, maybe introduce a quick/fun project or paper, and then be tested on the material learned in class. It seems like a lot to absorb, but I think that once a teacher is skilled at what he/she does, it will almost come second nature. But then again... I'm not a teacher. Testing and standardized scores are important to not only the school, but to the teacher's career as well. Together as future teachers, it is our job to find that happy medium somewhere down the road.