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Blogs by D L Johnson
I admit it, 4/26/2007 1:20:20 PM
I am dumber than a 5th grader. This didn't come to me in the moment of a real epithany. It was something I always knew, but would not admit.
When a question is asked and I answer it from the comfort of my recliner and I'm right, I cherish that single moment. Truthfully, those moments don't happen all that often.
If something has been learned from watching this show, it is that we just can't take stuff for granted. We may not use the information every day, but some of this stuff we should know. I'm not sure what the answer is to this dilemma, but trust me, there is an underlying dilemma here, and it's nothing we should be proud of.
Sadly, in schools large and small across this great nation children are being prepped for tests, replacing real teaching time. I know to some who read this you may take offense, if so, I apologize in advance of your anger.
It has been my pleasure to personally know teachers thatt have their entire ciriculum based on 'the test.' I also have a friend that writes teaching material for a large publishing company, and he to, writes for 'the test.'
I may not be smarter than a 5th grader but my love for books, for writing and an unyeilding curiosity to ask 'why' was not based on having to take 'the test.'
Of all the professions a person has to choose from, teaching is the one I appreciate and value the most. Perhaps I should have stayed focus, so I could be a teacher to, maybe the next life. 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