Comments on: Student test results – and should they be tested in kindergarten? http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/08/29/student-test-results-and-should-they-be-tested-in-kindergarten/ Keeping you informed on Oklahoma's education system Fri, 17 May 2013 21:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Sam @ how to speak Spanish http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/08/29/student-test-results-and-should-they-be-tested-in-kindergarten/comment-page-1/#comment-9415 Sam @ how to speak Spanish Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:47:40 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/08/29/student-test-results-and-should-they-be-tested-in-kindergarten/#comment-9415 Adults could only handle 90 minutes of information, I think its called reverie. And children have only short span of attention so I agree that its crazy.

Maybe you could talk to officials about the matter. Good luck and God bless.

]]> By: Kara Watts http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/08/29/student-test-results-and-should-they-be-tested-in-kindergarten/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Kara Watts Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:34:00 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/educationstation/2008/08/29/student-test-results-and-should-they-be-tested-in-kindergarten/#comment-525 I’m not sure what NY is doing, but Oklahoma does do basic test for Kindergarten students. It’s not 90 minutes or specifically math, but students are assessed for understanding and improvement. As an early childhood teacher/counselor and the mother of a kindergartener, I think this is crazy! Children this young are working so hard to sit still and listen to a story and we want them to handle 90 minutes of testing??? When do we listen to the experts and let children learn at the proper developmental level? Let’s not burn ‘em out before they even know how to read!! Also, when are teachers expected to get one more thing done in the day? Who’s volunteering to ‘watch’ the other 20+ kids while the assessments take place? Let’s be reasonable at some point!

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