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justiceischeap

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67. I think it was noticed by my inattention to things.

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 07:59 AM

Jan 2012

When asked why I wasn't paying attention, I told them I was bored with "little kid" books. Then they asked what I was reading and I told them. It was a few grades later that I was tested and sent to a school for the gifted & talented (didn't stay there long, didn't fit in with the other kids and was miserable). I don't remember what kind of test I took, I'm 40ish now, so that was a while back. I think they may have given me several different books from advanced grades to see if I could read and comprehend them.

I do know that my mom was ALWAYS reading to me as a small child and my favorite books were The Wind and the Willows and Stuart Little. My mom read me those instead of typical books for small children. I also had a great-grandmother who worked on my reading levels in kindergarten/1st grade by making me read out loud from the KJV bible.

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What happened when 3 PhDs decided to take a 3rd grade practice test [View all] proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 OP

This is outrageous alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #1

That's probably a district policy proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #7

both boys way above their grade level in reading. 4 or more years above. they were always encouraged seabeyond Jan 2012 #23

I never got the whole "not allowed to read above the grade level" thing Posteritatis Jan 2012 #28

As was I, in the sixties. My mom had some rather pointed words with one of my gkhouston Jan 2012 #38

Thanks to my school system's stellar budgeting, checking out stuff above my level wasn't a problem Posteritatis Jan 2012 #39

The thought is to obey authority. Sirveri Jan 2012 #46

"you will obey them or be punished" Trillo Jan 2012 #75

My second grade teacher in Florence, KY was named Miss Ockerman OriginalGeek Jan 2012 #77

Not so frequent. Igel Jan 2012 #42

Yes, this. boppers Jan 2012 #49

That's moronic XemaSab Jan 2012 #62

That's ghastly! Such a policy is new to me. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #61

Yeah, that's the part that made me really angry also. distantearlywarning Jan 2012 #74

What a bunch of elitist crap! justiceischeap Jan 2012 #2

By the time I was in 3rd grade I was reading at 12th grade level. My teachers, kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #22

I was the same way EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #31

that's no big deal. At the age of 5 I was reading double-PhD material. provis99 Jan 2012 #55

I made it all the way to 24th grade! jberryhill Jan 2012 #59

Do you remember how they determined what grade level you were at? Prometheus Bound Jan 2012 #64

I think it was noticed by my inattention to things. justiceischeap Jan 2012 #67

What a terrible shame.. To take something annabanana Jan 2012 #3

I can't comment on the story, but I think it's a great question. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #71

I read it as "Tikki-eyed Mista", sub-consciously inserting the missing hyphen. Trillo Jan 2012 #4

Me too -- and I'm naming my new rock band Atman Jan 2012 #41

Same here. Actually, the whole tiger story sounds like gibberish. yardwork Jan 2012 #44

Oh, idioms like that pop up all over the place Occulus Jan 2012 #54

As I'm a much slower reader than probably 99% of y'all, kentauros Jan 2012 #45

Copy/paste thing boppers Jan 2012 #52

As I said, kentauros Jan 2012 #56

Always skim the questions before reading the essay jberryhill Jan 2012 #60

Shows what happens when someone writes questions on something they know nothing about n2doc Jan 2012 #5

These Are Typical Standardized Test Questions Yavin4 Jan 2012 #13

No, this is a great question. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #70

What a stupid question. Kalidurga Jan 2012 #6

yes Rosa Luxemburg Jan 2012 #8

No. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #72

There is no such thing as a perfect score on a standardized test proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #9

No, it's a great question. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #69

i m a teacher and i see poorly worded test questions all the time arely staircase Jan 2012 #10

My Third Grader grntuscarora Jan 2012 #11

WHy is it about tigers anything? Betsy Ross Jan 2012 #12

Me, too, because tigers don't talk. Fawke Em Jan 2012 #18

exactly Marnie Jan 2012 #21

grubs used to be a normal part of the typical human diet eShirl Jan 2012 #66

Thanks for saying it..... Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #19

Reading in context is everything. boppers Jan 2012 #47

I wonder how that teacher would react to my kids who read two books at once riderinthestorm Jan 2012 #14

Some of this could be due to TPTB wanting children to watch TV Trillo Jan 2012 #15

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2012 #16

They gave up after the first question? Prometheus Bound Jan 2012 #17

I've worked with both practice and real tests at every grade level from K through 6. proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #20

I've come to believe that the PURPOSE of these tests is to make children hate learning Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #25

I really don't want to believe that proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #34

Charles Dickens eerily foretold what we could expect in "Hard Times" coalition_unwilling Jan 2012 #53

The problem with all sort answer tests is that the person taking the test has to be Marnie Jan 2012 #26

These types of questions test understanding of the text, not knowledge. Prometheus Bound Jan 2012 #63

The right answer is Tiggers like to bounce! Loudmxr Jan 2012 #24

k&r Starry Messenger Jan 2012 #27

my son took an all day test last week. he was telling me about the story and question seabeyond Jan 2012 #29

wouldn't something like this lead to black/white thinking ? JI7 Jan 2012 #30

Hopefully. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #79

That's an excellent question, and the right answer is c), of course. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #32

That's my first choice proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #35

I looked at my kid's science test. Igel Jan 2012 #43

I got C too. I learned to do well on tests, because, well, my brain functions oddly. boppers Jan 2012 #48

Your one is a classic fallacy Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #51

There was no discussion of the positions when each was dropped. Only the height and time. boppers Jan 2012 #57

Here's my version derby378 Jan 2012 #33

E proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #36

I would like to read more stories from your "Newt is fucked" series. JBoy Jan 2012 #40

BEST post I've seen in a very long time! davsand Jan 2012 #58

Aw, shucks... derby378 Jan 2012 #78

I've run into this same nonsense when going over homework with my kids. redqueen Jan 2012 #37

There is an opt out movement proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #50

This one is a perfectly good question, not nonsense at all! Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #68

I wasn't actually referring to this example... redqueen Jan 2012 #76

Interesting breakdown of responses to this malthaussen Jan 2012 #65

"What did the tigers do together" is pointless banality. What was the story *really* about is not. ieoeja Jan 2012 #73