Tag: testing
Ban Exclamation Marks!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought we were in an age of austerity and that the government were trying to save money, cutting back everywhere! But not at the Department of Education! It seems they are flowing with funds and are desperately thinking up wheezes to justify their salaries! Someone at the D of E, with a cushy job…
Spelling & Punctuation Tests – Why Not Art Tests Too?
As English children prepare for their new spelling and punctuation tests, It makes me wonder about the outcome of all this testing. The testing of children is one-sided and far too academic. Where are the art exams for eleven year olds? The music exams? The interpersonal skills exams, the cooking, the athletic, the talking and…
