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Brendan Growden

Brain Teasers and answers - 88 views

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      Brendan Growden on 17 Sep 12
       
      i use this for literacy starters or sometimes extension activities
Maureen Greenbaum

Daniel Pinkwater on Pineapple Exam: 'Nonsense on Top of Nonsense' - Metropolis - WSJ - 18 views

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  • An agent I had years ago said just because it’s nonprofit and educational, don’t let them not pay you, because they’re making money.
    • Jolynn Asato
      Jolynn Asato on 22 Apr 12
       
      Wow. What is done in the name of "educational". So much exploitation by an industry that makes much money off the misery of high stakes accountability!
  • They basically turned it into test-ese.
  • and I must interject that I admire the job they did, because it makes even less sense than mine
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  • We don’t count that against the kid’s grade, we put that there as a sort of brain teaser to show them that not everything is quantifiable, and to let them have a little fun,” then I’ll retract all my aspersions about how they’re money-grubbing b——- and overcharge for this stuff and sell it over and over again and underpay the poor authors they buy it off of
  • those stupid tests — and you can quote me, stupid tests
  • maybe I misjudged them. Maybe somebody working on the test was slowly going crazy, and wanted to put in something amusing for him or herself, and also for the kids.
  • I’m on this earth to put up a feeble fight against the horrible tendency people have to think that there’s a formula. “If I do the following things, I’ll get elected president.” No you won’t. “If I do the following things, my work of art will be good.” Not necessarily. “If I follow this recipe, the dish will come out very delicious.” Maybe. Trust me, there is no formula for most things that are not math.
  • Maureen Greenbaum on 22 Apr 12
     
    "Daniel Pinkwater on Pineapple Exam: 'Nonsense on Top of Nonsense'"
Martin Burrett

A Game A Day - 105 views

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puzzles brain teasers

shared by Martin Burrett on 02 May 12 - Cached
  • Martin Burrett on 02 May 12
     
    Get a different educational Java game every weekend to try in your class. There are two levels of difficulty to choose from. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games
Martin Burrett

A puzzle a day - 120 views

www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/...calendar-page-1.htm

maths puzzle brain teasers maths starter iwb

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  • Martin Burrett on 10 Jul 12
     
    Get a new maths question to solve every day of the year with this superb site. It's great for lesson starters and the answer and explanation can be shown with the click of a button. Search questions for other dates by clicking the link at the bottom of the screen. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
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