Stolen Lives/Found Opportunities.

Hill, Margaret H.; Griffith, Paula E.; Scholl, Yvette M.; Christy, Sue; Votteler, Nancy K.

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ERIC Number: EJ651908

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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ISSN: ISSN-1074-4762

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Stolen Lives/Found Opportunities.

Hill, Margaret H.; Griffith, Paula E.; Scholl, Yvette M.; Christy, Sue; Votteler, Nancy K.

Voices from the Middle, v10 n1 p35-40 Sep 2002

Suggests students who go to school under the shadow of high-stakes tests (such as the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) may feel that their educational lives have been stolen, reduced to the fear of passing or not passing one single exam. Presents transcriptions of four interviews with four outstanding middle school teachers. Suggests ways to connect standards to engaging activities. (SG)

Descriptors: English Instruction, High Stakes Tests, Interviews, Middle Schools, Parent Education, Politics of Education, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Standards of Learning/Standards of Teaching.