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Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Pop Goes the Quiz
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Have pop quizzes gone the way of the chalkboard?
My teacher friend (middle school social studies) said he doesn’t give them. Too many of his kids would fail and he already struggles to “find a way to make everyone succeed.” He said the inevitable low grades from a pop quiz - you know the kind that make sure you did the required reading - would force him to create some kind of make-up assignment. He just doesn’t have the time. Today’s kids and parents, he said, don’t like surprises.
Teachers, do you give pop quizzes? Parents, would you think it was fair if your child failed a pop quiz? If pop quizzes are a thing of the past, is that even a bad thing?
