Testing! Ahh that wonderful time of year when teachers are desperately trying to convince students that this thing is important while rightfully annoyed students harumph knowing it has no bearing on their lives whatsoever. The stress level among teachers is through the roof as we know that the consequences for low test scores include scheduling nightmares, teacher blaming, the cutting of electives so that we can focus on "core" classes and the elimination of positions to "streamline" the test factory...I mean education system. We know that as far as the admin is concerned the only numbers that matter are those that come back on the test. But the kids? why should they care they are out of here in a year or two and none of this will impact their education directly.
I'm going to go puke before I polish up my resume.
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Dear Education Blogger,
I just wanted to make sure that you were invited to our education "Blogger Summit". We hope you can make it and feel free to share this invitation with any other bloggers in the area that might be interested. The invitation is attached below.
Alex
ED In '08 Blogger Summit
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Strong American Schools is excited to announce the ED in '08 Blogger Summit. Conference details are as follows:
May 14th - 15th
Palomar Hotel, Washington DC
Registration is Free!
An opening reception is scheduled on the evening of Wednesday, May 14th. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served before the screening of a new documentary film on education, Two Million Minutes. A Q&A session with the filmmakers is set to follow.
Then join us for an all-day conference on May 15th. Nowhere else will you have an opportunity to meet and network with fellow education bloggers, participate in panels, attend workshops, and help tackle some tough questions on the state of education in America.
Space is limited, so be sure to RSVP today!
Register at http://edin08.com/bloggersummit/
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