Carrie Weitz About Me Page at Helium

My passion is ...

learning.

I know too much about ...

where hot dogs come from, hard as I try to forget.

My parents always told me ...

I was smart. It took me years to believe them.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a teacher. I just never expected it to look like this.

My favorite memory ...

The births of my children.

Why I write ...

To quiet the voices in my head.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Helium

My first job ...

was tutoring. In math, not writing!

My best moment ...

was pledging my eternal love to my husband. Lucky guy!

My inspiration ...

is my children. I've finally discovered that working toward my own goals *does* count toward serving my family.

Education > Education (Other) Will more standardized tests to track students progress lead to better school performance?: 5 of 20

If we allow ourselves to believe that a proper education is measured by the ability to regurgitate facts, increasing standardized testing may very well enable us to meet performance goals. If we remain loyal to the concept of education as fostering the act of learning, reaching meaningful understanding and applying knowledge, additional standardized testing will continue to provide us with children who struggle to find their way after graduation. Standardized tests focus overwhelmingly on math and language skills. There should be little argument that these subjects weigh heavily in the und...
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