A Letter to the Littles
Dear Clever Kids,
For
the next two weeks you will take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment
Program (TCAP/TN Ready) exams for Math, Reading, Science, and Social
Studies. I know how hard you have been working, but there is something
important that I want you to know…
The TCAP/TN Ready tests do not assess all of what makes each of you unique, special, and SMART. The people who create these tests do not know each of you the way that I do, and certainly not the way your families do.
They
do not know that some of you sing or draw. They have not seen your
natural acting ability. They do not know your friends count on you to be
there for them (and you are), that your laughter and jokes can brighten
people’s day, and that you set examples for the younger children. They
do not know you participate in sports, wonder about your future, or
sometimes help your siblings after school. They do not know that you
demonstrate all of the Campus Tiger Pride life skills on a daily basis.
They also do not know that every day you try to do your PERSONAL BEST!
The
scores you will get back from TCAP/TN Ready are important, and they
will tell you something – but, they will not tell you everything. There
are many ways of being smart, and you know that. You are smart! You are
enough! You are the light that brightens my day! So while you prepare
for the tests - and while you take the tests - just remember that there
is no way to “assess” all of the amazing and awesome things that make
you, YOU—that make you SMART!
Ms. Krueger
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