This School Really Gets It About Standardized Testing! See the Amazing Letter They Sent to Students
When the administrators at Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire, England recently mailed out test results, they wanted students to view the scores with the proper perspective. So, the school included an encouraging letter to remind pupils that they're much more than a test score.
The letter acknowledges the tests don't account for the children's many talents and valuable roles they serve in the family. While the school admits to lifting a portion of the text without citation, the letter is still a beautiful gesture that other institutions would benefit from emulating.
See the letter and a transcript of the text below.
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Please find enclosed your end of KS2 test results. We are very proud of you as you demonstrated huge amounts of commitment and tried your very best during this tricky week.
However, we are concerned that these tests do not always assess all of what it is that make each of you special and unique. The people who create these tests and score them do not know each of you- the way your teachers do, the way I hope to, and certainly not the way your families do.
They do not know that many of you speak two languages. They do not know that you can play a musical instrument or that you can dance or paint a picture. They do not know that your friends count on you to be there for them or that your laughter can brighten the dreariest day.
They do not know that you write poetry or songs, play or participate in sports, wonder about the future, or that sometimes you take care of your little brother or sister after school.
They do not know that you have travelled to a really neat place or that you know how to tell a great story or that you really love spending time with special family members and friends.
They do not know that you can be trustworthy, kind or thoughtful, and that you try, every day, to be your very best… the scores you get will tell you something, but they will not tell you everything.
So enjoy your results and be very proud of these but remember there are many ways of being smart.
H/T: Reddit
