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    Quotables April 10-16: Little Scholars

    Quotables April 10-16: Little Scholars

    By Meredith Hirt

    Join us on Fridays for Quotables, everything that caught our eye this week on the web. This week we take a peek at the little scholars our kids are becoming, and dive into the buzz surrounding standardized testing in schools.

     
    At preschool for Little's Person of the Week celebration. Here she is with Big Girl who was also in this classroom back in the day.  #love

    Following in Big Girl's footsteps!

     

     

    Please meet Jaylan...The Sports Poet! If #sportscasting or 
    #meteorology don't work out....this is option 3.#doesoneexist? #thesportspoet #basketballpoem
    #baseballpoem #footballpoem #hockeypoem #classpoetry 
    #1stgrade #nyc

     A budding author!

     

     

    "The data reveals that parental involvement with their child's education has grown dramatically, driven by increased teacher expectations," said Rich Yang, co-CEO of Education.com.
    An excerpt from a NYMetroParents article featuring a study reporting that nearly 80% of parents are spending more time helping kids with homework than previous generations.

    Do you help your children with their homework?

     

     

    Some "homeschooling" at a diner while his friends are in school taking the long Common Core test. I opted him out of them: they are way too hard and on 6 days for 70 minutes each! Did you have your kids take the Common Core tests? #commoncore #homeschooling#education #NYS

    Join the discussion below! 

     

     

    "It's not multiple choice, it's a resounding no as fed-up parents revolt against New York's standardized exams in historic fashion" — New York Daily News article

    In NYC & Long Island and throughout our region parents have taken a stand against some standardized testing for kids in grades 3-8.

    Did you allow your child to abstain from test? What are your thoughts?

    Join the discussion on our Facebook page about standardized testing.

     

     

    Let the bidding wars begin! Our 1st grade class project - a fabulous quilt is finished and ready for this Saturday's Spring Auction! #ps133bk #ps133brooklyn#bloomspringauction

     Going...going...gone!

      

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