The TAKS test is a Texas thing.  I have a test Tuesday-Friday.  I need support of people saying good luck or you will do great and the test are over Science Math History and Reading!  This test determines if I get to go to the next grade or not.
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i assure you that TAKS is super easy, and i'm sure you'll do well. :)
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You probably shouldn't be on the roads if you fail it twice. I'm not trying to be mean; just realistic. Sometimes you need to cut your losses and just buy a buch of bus tickets with the money you'll spend on your next test.
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While I agree with you remember teachers are on a schedule and have guidelines that they are expected to follow too. The pressure is on them and you.\nThey in general (I know there are some exceptions to the rule) want you to succeed. And they will do whatever they can to help you. But they have someone they need to answer to too.\n\nWho wants someone to fail in life? And besides that if your scores are low what does that say about their teaching?
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He/She's probably trying to study from the old tests!!\nThis is usually a pretty useful way to study for a test.
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Why in the world is your district running full diagnostics for every 3-year?\n\nAlso, THE NEW AUTHORIZATION (2004) STATES THAT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN IQ AND ACHIEVEMENT IS NOT THE PRIMARY MEASURE....\n\nRESPONSE TO RESEARCH-BASED SLD INTERVENTIONS IS!!!!!\n\nIF THE CHILD MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN YOUR PROGRAM, THAT IS PROOF THAT HE/SHE HAS AN SLD, AND SHOULD CONTINUE SERVICES!\n\nPL 108-446(2004) SEC 614(b)2(B) states that no single measure shall be used in determining qualification, or exit. \n\nPL 108-446(2004) SEC 614(b)6 states that the IQ/Achievement discrepancy method is now considered invalid, and student reevaluation for continuing designation of SLD should be based on student responsiveness to research-based SLD instructional methods.\n\nSee this link, page 60: http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PolicyAdvocacy/IDEAResources/PublicLaw108-446.pdf\n\nThe LAW states that the committe is required to look at information already available about the child, and to request further testing ONLY IF IT IS NEEDED.\n\nIf these kids are being given formal diagnostics when it is not needed, then the district is out of compliance with the law.\n\nThe correct procedure for review of student data includes looking at the last diagnostic set of tests. The committee must review the last set carefully, and discuss whether or not the data still appears correct for the student. If the student's needs and strengths are still accurately reflected by the old data, combined with responsiveness to research-based SLD instruction, then a new test does not need to be done. The IEP committee places a statement in the reevaluation minutes that the old testing remains accurate and current as of that date due to documented teacher observations, parent input, and student products, and the date of the IEP becomes the most recent date of evaluation.\n\nThe only reason to run formal diagnostics is when the old data appears to be inaccurate for the student's current performance and needs.\n\n\nIf your district (or G-d forbid...entire state) is doing a full diagnostic on every sped kid, and disqualifying kids based solely on those tests, regardless of the child's real needs, then a lawsuit will eventually rear its ugly head when a smart parent, who wants to have his/her child remain in program, gets wise to the practice. The law's language regarding ALL reevaluation, including the 3-year formal, is to protect kids from being exited without adequate documentation, not to force them out before they are ready to fly on their own.\n\nCall this information to your sped central office administrator NOW, and demand that your district's IEP formats be updated to meet the 2004 reauthorization... G-d knows what other horrid and damaging mistakes your district is making.
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Go to Barnes & Noble.  Get someone to help you pick out the correct SPARK CHARTS for the subjects you will be tested on.  Good Luck!
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I know exactly how you feel! Last week I had an English Test, and I got two wrong answers in multiple choice, I was devastated, just thinking, "if I would just marked the other one". I couldnt stop thinking about that. But after thinking about it I just concluded that I cant make my life miserable for a C grade, when all my other grades are As and Bs, life go on, get over it, besides the school year just began. That test is over, past, now you have to look forward, and study harder for your future tests.\n\nCheer up, and enjoy life\n\nHappy Thanksgiving!!!!!
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i have 5 MORE DAYZ till schools over in my area! - Wednesday June 7th which is 5 dayz til my b-day! how kool?
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I have one tomorrow.  It was going to be for week 4, but since there's the 2 week long winter break in between this week (week 3) and week 4, we're taking it tomorrow instead.
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I'm a freshman in TX and I am thinking about going there, so yeah. Okay Texas has a law where if you are in the top 10% of your high school then colleges have to accept you... something like that. Anyway, I know that UTA often times doesn't even have room to accept all of the top 10% that apply, so if you don't live here... I pretty sure that chances are slim... I know that they have a website though so you should check it out. I think what I have told you is pretty acurate.
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i think tis true i've got many friends in XII and they say that tis true but i am not sure . while my friends in X have got their board exam t.t (i guess so) the XII havenot rcvd time table(t.t) which means that it must b a rumour.still start preparing and all the best
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i wouldnt be worrying so much about grades, but the content.  if they are missing a lot of key concepts and ideas that are appropriate for that age level, something needs to be done.  im an educator in texas and we have spelling activities every week, cursive is taught in third, and science is all year.  but there is so much more to school than those few things.  from what you have said, it makes me wonder what else is falling through the cracks?  i would contact the school board, the district superintendants, and whoever else you need to get this resolved.  check up on required curriculum for the state and see if this school/class is meeting those.
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It IS fair to test students on material they missed.  You're almost an adult now; you have to accept responsibility for your own actions and your own education.  You should have a "study buddy" (or two!) in every class who can fill you in on what you miss.  I'm not excusing the fact that your teacher comes unprepared and isn't familiar with the subject matter (blame the principal who made him teach the class, not him), but part of growing up is accepting responsibility.  And in my opinion, someone who has never failed something in his or her life should be able to guess the answers on a DESKTOP PUBLISHING (this isn't exactly Physics) quiz!
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I don't know what kind of random hits your teacher is making on the students.  Perhaps you can't get past that?  I went to three universities and graduated with a 4.0 GPA in all.  The key to my good grades was my note taking.  I took amazing notes and then when I got home, I went through them and outlined my notes making more sense of them.  By the time I got through outlining and making a really nice bunch of note pages, I knew the material.  It helps to not be freaked out by tests as well.  They never bothered me.  You either know it or you don't.  I think trying to study at the last minute outside the classroom door is foolish.  All that can do is get you all nervous and confused.  Even being around other students who are panicking over their last minute studying will have a negative effect on you.  I stayed away from the classroom and those students until the very last minute and didn't crack a book before the test.  Like I said, "If I didn't know it when I got there, I wasn't going to learn it in 5 minutes!"  I also helped other students study for their exams (the same ones I was taking) and this also solidified the information in my brain.  In that case, you give and you get something in return.  If there was an area which was extremely difficult to grasp onto, I stayed after class and talked to the instructor or made use of the computer programs available for that particular subject.  Good grades take hard work.  Your grades to date are not to be sneezed at, so don't be so hard on yourself.
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Why did you wait until the night before the test to start crying out for help.\nNext time, make the teacher take time to bring understanding, even if it means staying afterschool.
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I one hundred percent think the stress is crazy!  I worked in Texas for just one year in a large urban district, and what I saw was really distressing.  This was BEFORE  No Child Left Behind, so I can only imagine that things have gone from bad to worse.  At that time, everyone was terrified of not getting an Excellent rating, and children in my buildings were repeatedly referred to Special Education because they didn't do well on the benchmarks, not even the TASS itself!  Never mind test anxiety, the fact the kid may have been sick, or that the student made straight A's.  So frustrating.\n\nWhat's more frustrating is that with NCLB every school is now falling into that same mess of teaching to the test.  What you discuss in your question, learning process and not just rules, is one of the pitfalls.  There's no time to apply logic when you have so much time to fill in a bubble and move on to the next question.  Following rules is quicker but in no way is better for the student!  \n\nOne other issue I have is how does the state education board decide what should be on the test and why!  And is it developmentally appropriate?  Some of the people aren't even educators!
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It makes no difference, score from each taking are separate.\n\nWhen I was teaching in China a lot of my students had taken tests before and gotten low scores. After my classes they took tests again and their higher scores meant they got into Universities in other countries.\n\nBUT, if you have taken the test before and got a high score you will lose it by taking the test again, it is only the last score that counts.