tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post4344281996507683942..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: GBN’s Annual “Predict Next Year’s Education News” Contest!Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-79392940062215419262007-06-25T16:48:00.000-04:002007-06-25T16:48:00.000-04:00Life sure has gotten complicated. Makes me long fo...Life sure has gotten complicated. Makes me long for the simple time when, if you bombed out on a test, you maybe lost dessert or TV privileges for a few days. Now, your whole future is ruined, your Principal loses his or her job, your teacher has to find another career, your blog loses credibility, and ARIS makes your computer feel like a failure. OK, test prep it is. Sorry, blog readers! Jan and I will be drilling you for the rest of the summer. And I'll check on EBay for a used ARIS system.Gary Babadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081430777224237696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-27508637473526916222007-06-25T16:17:00.000-04:002007-06-25T16:17:00.000-04:00I'm a little concerned about what our tests scores...I'm a little concerned about what our tests scores will look like when the results come in. I have some suggestions:<BR/>• Can we discourage certain readers from taking the test, those bloggers who might not do as well? If they take the test and pull the scores down, it might reflect badly on us and bring down our blog's overall score (I'm thinking about accountability here).<BR/>• Can we also devote all our blog space (from now until the due date of the test) to test prep? That would be prudent, don't you think?<BR/>• And finally, how are we going to analyze the test scores? Can we scare up a cool $80 million to purchase an ARIS computer system? Then we could compare data, Queens vs. Brooklyn, that sort of thing. Not to mention all the nifty little pie charts and color-coded data we could generate.Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177744340411404296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-45510899372544833422007-06-25T14:05:00.000-04:002007-06-25T14:05:00.000-04:00Well, you're actually supposed to turn in your ans...Well, you're actually supposed to turn in your answers first and then wait till the end of next school year to see if they're correct, but I suppose I do owe you professional courtesy since you are an esteemed member of the parodist fraternity. So your prize is half of that PR position with the DOE, for which I have now upped the ante to $200,000. Plus I'm now asking $450 a day travel expenses. So what if I already live in NY; so do the A&M folks and that's what they get.Gary Babadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02081430777224237696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-4543757319426788632007-06-25T09:48:00.000-04:002007-06-25T09:48:00.000-04:00Gives all new meaning to the term "predictive" que...Gives all new meaning to the term "predictive" questions, those pesky little questions on the periodic assessments that purposely test kids on material THEY HAVEN'T EVEN COVERED YET IN CLASS! Those questions are beautifully designed to ratchet up kids' anxiety level as they're taking the test and cement their feelings of despair afterward. "I couldn't answer so many of the questions! I guess I really AM a failure!" But your test? Despite the predictive nature, I think I aced it! So when do I get my prize???Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15177744340411404296noreply@blogger.com