What lies behind these doors?
STAR TESTS! California's State Standardized Test
It's no surprise that she is a fellow educator. Fortunately, she teaches kindergarten, so she does not have to go through that very special kind of misery that most teachers experience during STAR testing. There's nothing like the feeling of walking around, watching helplessly as your students choose one incorrect answer after another, in spite of your best efforts.
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I snicker over STAR security measures that teachers across the state must undergo each year. I've seen quite a few, including the chain and padlock on our conference room doors,
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Only one of the guesses was correct, but there certainly were many funny and creative ones. Here are some of my favorite guesses:
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carlikup said...
Ha-emmmmmmm ... dunnnknow... "YOU", with your arms wide open, waiting to give us a big hug ??? ;)
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VERNACULAR said...
Gym equipment. Fun Gym equipment, like the giant parachute that all of the kids can pop up, and the enormous rubber ball. I somehow don't think that your school would lock up the Science curriculum this way. Or, did some of your students get put in Severe Time Out for imitating your Britney Spears desk dance?! (I just cannot let go of the idea, can I?!)
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Ha-emmmmmmm ... dunnnknow... "YOU", with your arms wide open, waiting to give us a big hug ??? ;)
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VERNACULAR said...
Gym equipment. Fun Gym equipment, like the giant parachute that all of the kids can pop up, and the enormous rubber ball. I somehow don't think that your school would lock up the Science curriculum this way. Or, did some of your students get put in Severe Time Out for imitating your Britney Spears desk dance?! (I just cannot let go of the idea, can I?!)
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just jamie said...
Jason, you know you can't really leave your in-laws in there, right?
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Michel said...
Your monther-in-law and that the people who have posted snarky comments on your blog -- and a ferret to keep them company.
Jason, you know you can't really leave your in-laws in there, right?
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Michel said...
Your monther-in-law and that the people who have posted snarky comments on your blog -- and a ferret to keep them company.
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Grandma J said...
Metamucil...I just know itNow I'll go read all the other comments.
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Tracy Griffin - Artist said...
Elsa?
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Cheri @ Blog This Mom! said...
You and Giancarlo are playing naughty games again?The school cafeteria?Or the orchestra room. They cut the music program?You found Waldo and you're holding on to him so he doesn't get lost in the crowd again?You told me that you wouldn't tell anyone where I'd stashed Adam Lambert.
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Grandma J said...
Metamucil...I just know itNow I'll go read all the other comments.
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Tracy Griffin - Artist said...
Elsa?
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Cheri @ Blog This Mom! said...
You and Giancarlo are playing naughty games again?The school cafeteria?Or the orchestra room. They cut the music program?You found Waldo and you're holding on to him so he doesn't get lost in the crowd again?You told me that you wouldn't tell anyone where I'd stashed Adam Lambert.
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Katrine said...
I believe that room to be where you keep your sizable harem. Don't forget to feed the ladies, they get cranky when they're hungry!
I believe that room to be where you keep your sizable harem. Don't forget to feed the ladies, they get cranky when they're hungry!
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tera said...
That would be the room where "they" keep the sanity and patience.
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jimgottuso said...
the school library holding such subversive texts as: catcher in the rye and heaven forbid... huck finn?
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Smart Mouth Broad said...
My refrigerator?
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tera said...
That would be the room where "they" keep the sanity and patience.
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jimgottuso said...
the school library holding such subversive texts as: catcher in the rye and heaven forbid... huck finn?
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Smart Mouth Broad said...
My refrigerator?
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And my very most favorite guess of all?
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23 comments:
Kudos to Smarty Pants Marey!
and thank goodness it wasn't Elsa.
THAT IS SO UNFAIR, I'm sure I should have been the winner...
Oooookay ... welllllll ... can we still get that hug ??? ;)
Some great guesses!
Psst. Teach 'em this:
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It got me like 1200s on my SATs.
I didn't guess. Mostly 'cause I hate looking, well, wrong. I hate looking wrong.
I would've guessed that you were hiding a hot love monkey in there.
My kindergartner had to take the tests..but they are called SAT (not of the college entrance variety....)
Id be tempted to help my students out with things like, "are you sure you read that question correctly? READ IT AGAIN!"
Wow...they take those tests SERIOUSLY, don't they? Is it perhaps a little heavy-handed for elementary school? What's next? Posting the Governator at the door with his assault gear? (WOW- four questions in a row! It must be due to the heavy test atmosphere!)
Have fun with your kiddos!
I miss Carrot man/woman. It's been a while.
I definitely like the guesses better. That is insane to padlock the doors during testing... scares me.
Shoot! I was wrong. But I do live in Texas where homeschooling gives me the the fantastic option not to test . . . EVER. Well . . . now I'm not so sure that's a great thing . . . but I'm just going to go with it. Check in on me in a year or so and see if I regret it, LOL!
man i forgot to guess! i saw this post when i was in a hurry and never got back to it. i'm sure i would have totally guessed correctly though. ahem.
I just finished the state core testing last week. Who would have thought two full days of testing could be so draining?
I KNEW IT! I should have been able to guess this seeing how we just sent our hellish state tests back. We have the results already. We did okay.
....I don't have to give those sucky tests to Kinders but I do have to help with make up tests...and the 2nd grade ones suck cuz you have to read too much...I like the ones where I read the sucky directions like a robot and set the timer.
...my school doesn't have chains on the doors either...the fire marshall would blow her top! We have a locking file cabinet...locked in the principal's office.
I can't believe I am the proud winner of nothing!!
Heh. Jamie. Love her.
The lock the damn doors for that? Yeesh!
I love some of these answers!!!!
Justine :o )
Oh man! I read the question wrong...I thought it was, "What SHOULD go behind these doors?"
dang it.
oh well....next time.
Reading posts about craziness in education makes me realize that I could probably never go back into the school system again...i've been gone way too long!!
My 17 y.o. has been under absolute duress from SAT's and SOL's. Top that with a dose of daily drama, and you've got "Any High School, USA"!!! GAH!
What Manic Mommy said??? Bwahahaha!
Love what Tera said...
(I've escaped STAR testing in first grade. Lucky me.)
You got some doozies for guesses!
My biggest complaint about these tests .. I read my kids' practice questions and I know the material but can't figure out the answer.. the choices are too confusing.
That was my second guess.
too bad it wasn't carrot lady in the bath!
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