The Last 10 Days of a School Year
Honestly, I don't know how we do it... and by *we* I mean teachers. Once the hardcore press of testing is over, we are done. I mean, everyone is done. The kids most of all. They have had to endure HOURS of testing for days. Even the K-2 kids get tested and then tested some more... reading, math, writing... a seemingly endless cycle. The whole process wears everyone out so when the last test is taken and the pencils have been sharpened down to nubs, it's time to go home! BUT NO that's not what the state does. They say, "Let's make them all stay for three more weeks so we can get those mandatory 180 days in." If they only knew the ridiculousness of this decision! So we teachers try to come up with things to do for all of these days... the last week especially... things like: Game Day Water Day Class Picnic Field Day Pizza Day Arts and Crafts Day Get the cart of iPads and let them play for a couple of hours a day (or 3) Movie and Popcorn Day Sidewalk ...