Comments on: Know (a) Child Left Behind? http://rewrittenreality.com/2007/12/11/know-a-child-left-behind/ Literature, language, and life rewritten. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:17:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Real Writer http://rewrittenreality.com/2007/12/11/know-a-child-left-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Real Writer Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:29:09 +0000 http://rewrittenreality.com/2007/12/11/know-a-child-left-behind/#comment-3 Amen to that, David...especially since handwriting has fallen off a cliff over the past ten years, and thus deciphering exam answers is itself an exercise in patience. Still, they have to read my handwritten comments on papers, so I suppose there's some fairness there... :) Welcome to the site, and I hope you'll stick around and continue to contribute to the discussion! R.W. Amen to that, David…especially since handwriting has fallen off a cliff over the past ten years, and thus deciphering exam answers is itself an exercise in patience. Still, they have to read my handwritten comments on papers, so I suppose there’s some fairness there… :) Welcome to the site, and I hope you’ll stick around and continue to contribute to the discussion!

R.W.

]]> By: David http://rewrittenreality.com/2007/12/11/know-a-child-left-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-2 David Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:27:04 +0000 http://rewrittenreality.com/2007/12/11/know-a-child-left-behind/#comment-2 Having taught for a number of years, I've often had a love/hate relationship with tests. Like you, I avoided multiple choice and T/F exams like the plague. But boy oh boy, reading some of the essays I received was at times a test of MY endurance! Having taught for a number of years, I’ve often had a love/hate relationship with tests. Like you, I avoided multiple choice and T/F exams like the plague. But boy oh boy, reading some of the essays I received was at times a test of MY endurance!

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