Comments on: The New FCAT 2.0 Season Begins Monday http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:43:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: donna strand http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82613 donna strand Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:14:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82613 FCAT has brought a MUCH needed accountability for teachers and students!!! The teaching occuring in classrooms now, compared to 10 years ago, is MUCH MORE effective and engaging...with every year getting better!! (and I SEE it first hand as a resource teacher for many years) Teachers, that are effective, do NOT teach the test. NO! What the FCAT has promoted and is accomplishing is actual learning and higher order thinking - and teachers that have effectively changed and/or honed their teaching style to insure this. Children - ALL children- are learning because the teacher is now accountable for ALL of his/her students to make gains. Are there better ways? Maybe...but what are they? To make a teacher strive for EVERY student to aquire the objectives being taught is a MUST! Prior to the FCAT, many classrooms were filled with "fluff" (fun stuff with no plan or learning purpose) and "say and spray" (information stated "say"...and only some students acquiring it "spray" - the rest of the students missed it! Oh well! No accountability...who cares if they "got it"!). No, FCAT may not be perfect, but as any EFFECTIVE teacher will confidently state "Bring it on, I work effectively every day and MY students can prove it!" Good luck to all students and hard working teachers on the FCAT 2.0!! FCAT has brought a MUCH needed accountability for teachers and students!!! The teaching occuring in classrooms now, compared to 10 years ago, is MUCH MORE effective and engaging…with every year getting better!! (and I SEE it first hand as a resource teacher for many years) Teachers, that are effective, do NOT teach the test. NO! What the FCAT has promoted and is accomplishing is actual learning and higher order thinking – and teachers that have effectively changed and/or honed their teaching style to insure this. Children – ALL children- are learning because the teacher is now accountable for ALL of his/her students to make gains. Are there better ways? Maybe…but what are they? To make a teacher strive for EVERY student to aquire the objectives being taught is a MUST! Prior to the FCAT, many classrooms were filled with “fluff” (fun stuff with no plan or learning purpose) and “say and spray” (information stated “say”…and only some students acquiring it “spray” – the rest of the students missed it! Oh well! No accountability…who cares if they “got it”!).
No, FCAT may not be perfect, but as any EFFECTIVE teacher will confidently state “Bring it on, I work effectively every day and MY students can prove it!”
Good luck to all students and hard working teachers on the FCAT 2.0!!

]]> By: hannah nesenson http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82474 hannah nesenson Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:54:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82474 yup the math session 1 is very easy to me yup the math session 1 is very easy to me

]]> By: whitepunknotondope http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82426 whitepunknotondope Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:44:38 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82426 Well said Julie. If more kids rode their bikes all over creation, played in the dirt and took fewer tests, the world would be a better place. But we can't let them do that, because the evil children of Korea, China and India might GET THE GOOD JOBS one day! Then our little Johnnys and Julies (or Dakotas and Kaitlyns) will be flipping burgers for foreign born customers! The horror! Well said Julie. If more kids rode their bikes all over creation, played in the dirt and took fewer tests, the world would be a better place.

But we can’t let them do that, because the evil children of Korea, China and India might GET THE GOOD JOBS one day! Then our little Johnnys and Julies (or Dakotas and Kaitlyns) will be flipping burgers for foreign born customers! The horror!

]]> By: Julie Booth-Moran http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82348 Julie Booth-Moran Mon, 11 Apr 2011 03:39:37 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82348 Good luck to all students! Don't sweat it! Just do ur best! Pulling for you all. Good luck to all students! Don’t sweat it! Just do ur best!
Pulling for you all.

]]> By: Charles Crumpton http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82320 Charles Crumpton Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:40:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82320 It is time to say no to FCAT. Testing is not educating. We are using much need funds to make the test companies rich. It is time to say no to FCAT. Testing is not educating. We are using much need funds to make the test companies rich.

]]> By: Sarah Jane http://www.northescambia.com/2011/04/the-new-fcat-2-0-season-begins-monday/comment-page-1#comment-82275 Sarah Jane Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:48:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=50792#comment-82275 Good Luck to everyone at Molino Park ...... We are proud of each of you shoot for the stars ..... Good Luck to everyone at Molino Park …… We are proud of each of you shoot for the stars …..

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