As I prepare to collect an insurmountable amount of data, I have to admit that the phrase "in over your head" keeps flashing into my mind. I am excited to determine the effectiveness of the Six Traits, however, I am, at the same time, terrified that I am about to overwhelm myself even more during one of the busiest parts of the school year. State Testing is just down the road and the pressure is even greater for myself and my students to perform well. Though it frustrates me to no end that the sole basis of our school's effectiveness is placed on one week out of the school year, I still have to face the fact that I am held accountable. When those test scores come back, they will look at me.
So right now, I am feeling overwhelmed. I am curious how everyone else is feeling.
Happy blogging,
Emily
I totally understand how you feel! My fourth grade team is kind of freaking outright now based on the assessments we are giving. I think we are realizing this year that there is a large gap between third and fourth grade...just that they are asked to do so much more and the passages they are asked to read are much harder and the student scores are reflecting that...We also know that we are going to be the ones that everyone looks at and says "What happened?" even though we have been telling them all year. This makes me feel very nervous and overwhelmed!
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