Almost back to school time

With one more week off before I report to work, I've been reading through the investigator's report on the Atlnta cheating. It's not inspiring at all. And, as much as I want to say that couldn't happen in my district, I can't. There are principals in the district who would create that climate where people will do anything to keep their jobs. Fortunately, I dont work for one of them, but I feel for those who do.
The things described in the report make me fell a little better about my habit of not looking over the kids' shoulders during testing, though we were supposed to do that, to make sure they were on track and not skipping items. I also don't do any of the cleanup erasing any more. I show them what I'm talking about, then leave it to them. After the CT SAT cheating investigation, I stopped doing any erasing.
More on this whole debacle later.

New Science Framework released

I haven't read it yet, but I will be going over the document carfully, since it will serve as the basis for Achieve to develop National Standards for Science.