tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post1885104670331621649..comments2023-06-22T06:22:02.884-07:00Comments on Zoe vs. the Universe: Zoe vs. Standardized Testingercatalanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06806023346542467987noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-2663311701922626872015-05-13T12:56:10.751-07:002015-05-13T12:56:10.751-07:00yeah, i pity my children for all of the projection...yeah, i pity my children for all of the projections i unconsciously project on them. i think they're all lucky...Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-75259315648448121932015-05-13T12:19:09.867-07:002015-05-13T12:19:09.867-07:00You're right. I suppose it was just in compari...You're right. I suppose it was just in comparison to the 98th percentile. And I was an overachieving test taker who cried in grammar school if I got a B so I suppose I'm projecting onto her. Isn't she lucky?!Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-36515303348392847132015-05-13T12:06:08.112-07:002015-05-13T12:06:08.112-07:0043rd percentile is not bombing the verbal section....43rd percentile is not bombing the verbal section...at all. it means she's within the prescribed "normal" range for children her age in that domain. and 98th percentile is absolutely spectacular.Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-15846627633323339942015-05-05T16:55:00.348-07:002015-05-05T16:55:00.348-07:00Really? I sense a story.Really? I sense a story.Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-29990292325986888132015-05-05T13:16:36.713-07:002015-05-05T13:16:36.713-07:00Oh girl. You do NOT want her in G&T. Those kid...Oh girl. You do NOT want her in G&T. Those kids get MESSED UP. Not that I know from personal experience *cough*Sarah (est. 1975)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-10431770999483712882015-05-05T10:27:55.390-07:002015-05-05T10:27:55.390-07:00So maybe after years of testing it circles back ag...So maybe after years of testing it circles back again to Gin and Tonic being your first thought!Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-44858573881900263832015-05-05T10:14:29.720-07:002015-05-05T10:14:29.720-07:00Uh oh. I have kids and I thought Gin & Tonic. ...Uh oh. I have kids and I thought Gin & Tonic. ;) Oh, the testing! Oy vey! Miles is taking the PARCC test today. So much stress for little ones.Linda Royhttp://elleroywashere.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-38201357858623617682015-05-03T07:10:42.846-07:002015-05-03T07:10:42.846-07:00Agreed! ;)Agreed! ;)Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-50270257476222502702015-05-02T11:20:13.049-07:002015-05-02T11:20:13.049-07:00I saw Zoe won this round for sure. ;)I saw Zoe won this round for sure. ;)Nina Badzinhttp://ninabadzin.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-5607674062019717442015-05-01T12:40:21.803-07:002015-05-01T12:40:21.803-07:00Well, I think you get another chance. Anyway I fel...Well, I think you get another chance. Anyway I felt ambivalent because without a car it would be hard to get to the G&T school that's in our district. (NYC doesn't let you know if there's a bus on your route till the week before school starts--helpful!)Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-7126112243124787782015-05-01T11:56:39.507-07:002015-05-01T11:56:39.507-07:00Oh lord. I'm dreading this so much. So silly t...Oh lord. I'm dreading this so much. So silly to make toddlers take a one time test to see if they are eligible. Henry would never deign to answer questions he wasn't interested in answering. Glad you have a sense of humor about it.Deb @ Urban Moo Cowhttp://www.urbanmoocow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-23996702947826367452015-05-01T07:47:45.002-07:002015-05-01T07:47:45.002-07:00Well, maybe if my first reader wasn't too sick...Well, maybe if my first reader wasn't too sick to read it....Elizabeth Catalanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-635689458228471288.post-80660350488875520982015-05-01T06:27:01.705-07:002015-05-01T06:27:01.705-07:00"The husband and I had to remain in the audit..."The husband and I had to remain in the auditorium while she was escorted to a classroom."<br /><br /><br />Husband always has a capital "H".Paul Catalanonoreply@blogger.com