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[@kristenlaughlin4510]

“I’m meeting my students where they are when they come to me.” “I am looking for how much progress they’ve made even though it won’t be good enough for the state, but it’s more than what they came to me knowing.” These quotes are 100% truth! We are the teachers. We know where our students are and what they need. I wish others would see that and quit telling us how to do our job. Especially the state when all schools and students are different!

[@tarateachingmiddleschool2118]

Every teacher watching is nodding their head and agreeing with you. I am so proud of my 6th graders no matter. My job is to love them and then teach them and make it so they want to come to school and learn. The testing is just a bump in the year and nothing more!

[@djthereplay]

Jenn, 1. My Heart goes out to you and your students. This whole video reminds me of a high school memory that I want to forget which is called being an autistic school student taking a state test (TCAP). I am so glad that such a nightmare is decades over for me. 2. I would love to meet the "genius" who told you not to wear motivational shirts during testing days, etc. and that is as far as I will go on that publicly. God bless you for the empathy that you show to your students. - Dwight

[@lorrainey2004]

I'm a special ed inclusion teacher and I have the same thoughts about the education gap. It doesn't seem to matter how much we pour into them and how much ground they can cover, passing the Sol seems out of reach. I don't believe it's a true measure of what they can really do.

[@Bekah1852]

I feeeeeel so much of this. It's super validating to hear you say it all. I also teach 3rd grade. I had maybe two begin the year at grade level; the rest are k/1. Literacy is our biggest struggle, too. I keep telling myself, "These kids started kindergarten during the pandemic. How could they possibly have effectively learned phonics on Zoom?!" (No shade to the teachers, because I know they were doing their absolute best. But I also know I wasn't taught how to be an internet teacher!) Combine that with the majority of my kids being multi-language learners, some of them having half Spanish, half English phonemic awareness... it's a LOT. I tell my kids all the time that they're my heroes. They're working SO HARD. I remember learning fractions and struggling... I can't imagine having to learn fractions IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE. These kids are incredible. But not good enough, just like you said. It's so disheartening because I've seen the work and the growth, but I know the state won't. The state tells these families a different story. I wish the policy makers could stand in our shoes and speak through translators to answer crying mothers about why their kids are "failing." And don't get me started on the difficulty of the exams. We're not supposed to look at them, but the group I'm testing receives readaloud accommodations, so, obviously, I know what the tests say. I try to be robotic and to detach from my brain so I'm not thinking about the questions and answers but every so often, my brain registers the question and I sit there and think, "I'm 38 years old with 2 master's degrees, an ABD doctorate, and a 4.0, and I'm not even 100% how to answer this question..." But we expect a 3rd grader to?! And we're expecting 3rd graders to do this all day every day for weeks, when they desperately need to be spending that time LITERALLY LEARNING HOW TO WRITE THEIR NAMES in some cases. I teach at a really great school with lovely, supportive admin. I love being a teacher. But this testing business is for the birds!!

[@JennuineTeaching]

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[@reneealexanderthechampteac3218]

💻 ❤🎉 I love and live for your videos! I love the long videos it’s my zen 🧘🏻‍♀️ time and I love all of your content!

[@brendathompson4939]

I would love to see more vlogs of your personal life! A Day in the Life would be awesome!

[@JennuineTeaching]

I would be happy to add more of that content!

[@StephanieRace17]

I feel your frustration that you have and the love that you have for your students. I’m in New York so I get what you are saying. It is a hard spot when states put the stress on teachers when we are doing our best.

[@joannamatthews5474]

💻 I love the longer videos. I am a Y6 teacher in England and we have KS2 SATs (end of Primary school testing) in Y6 in May. Our school year ends on the 19th of July and then the children in Y6 (age 11) start high school in September.

[@johnlopez3996]

It is terrible how only a couple of days of testing determine if students are making adequate progress for an academic year. The effects of the pandemic will be felt for years. I think that the people who design the tests do not know how students at certain ages think or process information, and that is why some standards assessments are just there to set up students for failure. Thank you for your video presentation. Take care.

[@robinp9047]

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[@ClaudiaSanchez-1991]

💻 our school starts testing 8th grade Science on April 22 and the next two weeks ELA and Math!!

[@colleensedote1901]

I feel your pain about kids being so far behind. I teach 1st grade, but most of my kids came in at a PreK level.

[@WendyHannah]

I left public education after six years, so I’m just going to say it…i feel they use tests etc as measures to justify their positions and feel powerful. Not to help our sweet students. Learning through play needs to make a comeback! Developmentally appropriate activities, not rigorous testing, lectures and sitting still when they’re meant to be exploring, creating, being inquisitive, and developing a love of learning. Ok that’s quickly my two cents 🤷‍♀️ You’re doing amazing with all the restrictions and hurdles they love to throw at teachers! Thanks for sharing your journey with us and helping your kiddos develop a love of learning ❤ Ps. I’m jealous of your duty free lunch! Never had that; was with my kiddos the whole day, ate lunch in like 5 mins, then planning was usually taken up with meetings. Even had lunch taken away for the longest and most unnecessary iep meeting ever once during the year from hell (harassed & most sick I’ve ever been).

[@JennuineTeaching]

I couldn’t even imagine having a lunch duty and not having time to eat lunch! I agree there needs to be more play and more fun at school and less focus on testing!

[@WendyHannah]

@@JennuineTeaching I don’t want to just complain so I should add… I did enjoy the bonding time that came with lunch and recess duty. And the brief moment during that you had to speak to another adult was lovely. Just also needed a moment to gather myself for the second half of the day, which was usually longer because I taught early childhood so we ate first!

[@journeytocontentment2050]

I love all your videos! ❤❤

[@jebbymomma4256]

I love the long ones ❤️

[@JesseB38]

I can relate to you about playing catch up with students. It is so hard during testing time. The anxiety is real. Just keep your head up and know you are doing the best you can for your students ❤

[@lupitaochoa9529]

My very first teacher friend in my very first year of teaching said to me, "Sanitize the room," when it came to prepping my classroom for state exams. Twenty years later, I still "sanitize" my room. 😂😂😂 We haven't had any direction about motivational shirts, though. The first year TX had online testing, the state server, or whatever, crashed, so testing had to be rescheduled. The 2nd time they tried, there was a HUGE rain storm ⛈️ in my town...the lights went out at the end of the day while some students were still testing, so those poor kids had to go back to tackle the same test for a third time. 😒😒😒

[@JennuineTeaching]

I am so using the phrase, sanitize the room from now on! Genius!!

[@jebbymomma4256]

Long time no see ! Yay thx for a video ❤🎉

[@scefalo]

Meanwhile in California we are told state standards, motivational and test taking skills posters are ok. We used to have to cover everything but it’s become more common sense. Idk why states make it so complicated.

[@JennuineTeaching]

I love that so much!

[@user-km9pb6od8y]

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[@janeb2958]

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[@mlmj1994]

That is a pretty tree with the white flowers. Yes, there are a lot of gaps and we just have to do what we can with the time that we have with them. It’s great that they are liking to read. I teach 4th grade math and I wish more then would have their multiplication facts mastered but they have all made growth in their math facts. How long have you been teaching? I think I’ve been subscribed to you since your 8th or 9th year.

[@JennuineTeaching]

I’ve been teaching for 16 years!!

[@Collegelifetye]

Hey Jennifer, I’m curious when they do state testing in Arizona are you allowed to proctor your own class? Because I live in Texas and we aren’t allowed to proctor our classes everyone is moved around all the staff and hall monitors

[@JennuineTeaching]

Yes, we have to proctor our own test. It’s interesting to hear other state’s rules.

[@kristenlaughlin4510]

Motivational shirts and posters! I think these higher up people have lost their ever-loving minds!!! My walls look horrible now that they are covered. I always enjoyed hanging up posters that had encouraging quotes. But no, let’s make our room feel like a dungeon compared to what it was feeling-safe and comfortable. 🙄😡

[@JennuineTeaching]

Seriously! I’m going to line the hallways next year with inspiration all over the place. They can’t stop me from wearing my inspirational shirts… Even if they’re under overalls ;-)

[@braddavis523]

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[@yvettehernandez369]

Prefer long

[@elizabethforrest9258]

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[@librariandee]

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[@angelabailey5281]

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