Dear Parent,
Would parenting tips on how to explain the importance of testing to your child be helpful? Building character includes taking tests. Successes are easy to enjoy. Failing is painful. Testing helps your child act responsibly, study, and keeping trying no matter the outcome.
If your child complains about tests, use the 3 parenting tips below. Be positive about testing too.
Talk to your child about testing:
- Explain that tests are yardsticks that teachers, schools, school districts and even states use to measure what and how they teach and how well students are learning what is taught.
Most tests are designed and given by teachers to measure students' progress in a course. These tests are associated with the grades on report cards. The results tell the teacher and students whether they are keeping up with the class, need extra help or are ahead of other students.
- The results of some tests tell schools that they need to strengthen courses or change teaching methods. Still other tests compare students by schools, school districts or cities. All tests determine how well a child is doing in the areas measured by the tests.
Having been an elementary school teacher, tests helped me see how I was doing, what the children needed help with, and figure out better ways for them to understand. I believe that tests are important yardsticks.
What do you think about tests? Leave a comment or email me at:
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Jean
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