Level 2: 17%
It’s that time of the year again when AsTTle is about. Time to sift the sheep from the goats. Time to see if that 17% of my class who were at Level 2 have moved any since the beginning of the year. And here’s my praying that they have.
I’m quite delighted that my pay is not results based. Would I have tried any harder if they had? Would I have motivated them any differently? A performance bonus would be more the ticket! Yet how are we to fairly assess students? We mark them against national norms. But how does that really help? Surely there are so many factors involved in the development of a child….
Teachers say: "Well, it’s the home background…"
Parents say: "What are the schools teaching them these days?"
"Whenever he comes back from his dad’s/mum’s…"
"It’s the class sizes"
"He’s in with the wrong crowd"
"She always been a dreamer"
"You can’t put in what God left out"
I love that final, all encompassing disclaimer…
What would God say? "I have made each child in my own image, unique and special in everyway. With their own set of gifts and skills. It’s up to each you to find those gifts let the child blossom… I don’t care if you’re their mother, father, nanna or teacher. The task is the same."
Not all gifts and talents are measureable… most aren’t to be truthful. Yet they eaqually important in developing and growing students.
