Comments on: The testing gods have spoken… http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/ Ramblings of a Chicago Mom who spends too much time thinking about school Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: LMAO http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-8504 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:33:15 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-8504 Kara, shouldn’t you be over at Waldorf? No, seriously!!! My son went there for EC, and I’m pretty sure I know you! Get outta CPS, haha! ;) Heart, head and hands, much?

]]> By: Kara http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-1522 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:30:24 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-1522 I STRONGLY suggest that your child not be pushed so hard. Defenders of the developmental approach maintain that academically oriented programs neglect young children’s needs for exploration and free play and that too much teacher-initiated instruction may interfere with self-initiated learning. Studies in the United States support the child-centered, developmental approach. One field study compared 721 four- and five- year olds from three types of preschool classrooms in Washington, D.C.: child-initiated, academically directed, and middle-of-the-road (a blend of the other two approaches). Children from the child-initiated programs, in which they actively directed their own learning experiences, excelled in basic academic skills. They also had more advanced motor skills than the other two groups and scored higher than the middle-of-the-road group in behavioral and communicative skills. These findings suggest that a single, coherent philosophy of education may work better than an attempt to blend diverse approaches and that a child-centered approach seems more effective than an academic approach. Tioday’s children are expected to succeed in school, to compete in sports, and to meet parents’ emotional needs. Children are not small adults. They and feel like children, and they need the years of childhood for healthy development.

As for the “poop” problem, families that encourage pretend play stimulate the development of theory-of-mind skills–the emerging awareness and understanding of their own mental processes and those of other people. As children play roles, they try to assume others’ perspectives.

]]> By: D.M. http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-284 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:40:57 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-284 The situation with Ogden/Skinner North/Schiller is bizarre. I can’t believe there hasn’t been more discussion of it. We didn’t make the GEAP cut-off for K this year (no surprise) and our lowest magnet wait-list # is 20 (not happening.) And now our neighborhood school Ogden is moving to a location we find unacceptable. So we have to move. Wish me luck keeping my husband in the city, he’s wanted out since we moved here a few years ago. Way to go CPS.

]]> By: AK http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-283 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:08:47 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-283 Skinner North has a location. It will be in the Schiller Building. Of the current students only 16 families have chosen to stay at Skinner North. It will be k-3 for next year.

]]> By: CLACLC http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-280 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:52:35 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-280 Hello and thanks for the blog. How did you get your test scores? My son has been accepted into the GEAP program but I cannot get the score(s) from them. I’ve called CPS and IIT per the 3/20/09 letter and they keep telling me to call the other number for the test scores. Also, any thoughts on the New Skinner North? Seems strange to me that they do not have a firm location yet for the ’09-10 school hear. And I’m not wild about the proposed location at 640 West Scott. It’s Cabrini Green. I’m skeptical about sending my son to Skinner North which is the only CPS school he was admitted to. My other option is the local Catholic school.

]]> By: PR http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-277 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:11:32 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-277 We STILL have not received our daughter’s test results. Do you know who the correct contact person is?

]]> By: What? http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-273 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:06:01 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-273 Ah yes, robot-itis is especially severe this winter…we have a bad case at our house too…

]]> By: PR http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-272 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:15:12 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-272 Glad to hear my guy is right on par for other gifted classmates. Currently enrolled in parochial preschool he loves to sing “jesus loves poop this i know….” , angsts that he can’t make armpit farting noises, and generally refuses to complete any task that i direct him to do.

]]> By: K's Dad http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-271 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:04:08 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-271 My son isn’t old enough for GEAP testing, so I haven’t seen a letter, but I’m very curious about the letter.

Would someone mind posting the test of the letter/results without any private information?

Scanning it with private info whited out would be great.

I don’t know the letter length, so I don’t know if that’s a reasonable request.

Thanks.

]]> By: CPS addicted http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/03/27/the-testing-gods-have-spoken/#comment-270 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:56:57 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=384#comment-270 I thought you said you liked homework?

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