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My name is Yoshi.* I am a former student of West Heritage Elementary, Class of 2002-- in fact, I was among those few "Original Eagles" who started kindergarten when it opened, survived the split that would later create East Heritage, and bore witness to all the shenanigans that ensued through the end of 5th grade.
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The More Things Change
So I went flipping through the teacher pages at the West Heritage official site and I find out that they did away with Kindergarten Graduation. Let me guess. Budget cuts? No, it’s been replaced with “Fun in the Sun” day… … Continue reading
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Tagged epic fail, kindergarten, there goes my childhood
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On Standardized Testing… and Possible Bubble Kink
I grew up back when schools began flirting with high-stakes testing. West Heritage, being an experimental sort, was sure to take part in these shenanigans. Back then, the yearly tests were called “CTBS” (California Test for Basic Skills) and while … Continue reading