Please Say It Isn't So! (Test Prep Classes for Elementary Kids)

I did NOT send my kids to Kaplan,

Yet, I did encourage sleep before high stakes tests
(I'm still hearing about the missed Knicks game)
I did not rant about the implication of scores,
Yet, I made them breakfast,
Reminded them of strategies.
 

I do not focus teaching to tests,
Yet, I do prepare students

Testing formats, strategies,

How to make good guesses,
What it feels like to not know an answer,
To persevere.

 

We learn to read by reading

Comprehend through discussion

We learn to write by writing

Craft through texts

Stamina through practice, praise
Strategies through our mentors.

 

Sorry Kaplan,
We do not need elementary test prep courses
Our kids will learn the formats,
Risk-taking, confidence

Our kids need focus on
Learning, living, and playing
After school, on weekends.

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