分享一封由英國小學於SATs 考試前發給學生的信

Zenia

英國 SATs 其實同近期爭議不斷嘅 TSA 好相似，咁啱見到呢封信，所以想同大家分享下:

The letter reads:

Next week you will sit your SATs tests for maths, reading, spelling, grammar and punctuation. We know how hard you have worked, but there is something very important you must know:

The SATs test does not assess all what makes each of you special and unique. The people who create these tests and score them do not know each of you the way that we do and certainly not in the way your families do.

They do not know that some of you speak two languages or that you love to sing or draw. They have not seen your natural talent for dancing or playing a musical instrument. They do not know that your friends can count on you to be there for them; that your laughter can brighten the darkest day or that your face turns red when you feel shy. They do not know that you participate in sports, wonder about the future, or sometimes help your little brother or sister after school. They do not know that you are kind, trustworthy and thoughtful and that every day you try to be your very best.

The levels you will yet from this test will tell you something, but they will not tell you everything. There are many ways of being smart. You are smart! So while you are preparing for the test and in the midst of it all, remember that there is no way to ‘test’ all of the amazing and awesome things that make you, YOU!

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all”
Aristotle

Sleep, Rest, Believe!

Good luck!

Mrs Brown, Mrs Quinn and Mrs Brierley



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shadeslayer

原帖由 Zenia 於 15-11-02 發表
英國 SATs 其實同近期爭議不斷嘅 TSA 好相似，咁啱見到呢封信，所以想同大家分享下:

The letter reads:

What a message. Feels like words from the bottom of the heart of the principle.

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all"

Great quote.  Some of the TSA drilling schools do not even do the educating the mind bit. What schools are they?!