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The primary focus of the New York State English test  is  weighted toward multiple choice answers which require one right answer.  I wouldn’t argue that there are no critical thinking skills involved in multiple choice tests, because there surely are, … Continue reading →

Dear Student: You seem to be making fun of our test, and we don’t appreciate it. We do not need your implications. We’re looking for that sweet spot between illiteracy and insight…. the text based detail. This is not it. … Continue reading →

I sent a version of this letter to my representative.  I’m working on cleaning it up and cutting it down. Dear Representative Who Will Not Be Named, Thank you for your reply to my concerns.  I continue to feel that … Continue reading →

A while back, I wrote an open letter (somewhat edited here) to a young teacher, Marilyn Rhames, who shared her experience in an Ed Week piece called A Course of My Own .  She wrote about her experience in a hostile … Continue reading →