We're finishing the state testing this week. MEAP. My favorite thing ever. Fifth graders are so over MEAP testing, but for third graders? Well, it's their first time, and they have lots of questions.
The biggest question? "Why do we have to use Number 2 pencils?" We gave them a couple of Number 2 pencils at the beginning of the week. When we got to the second day of testing, we asked them to get their number two pencils out. Pens, odd pencils, and crayons came out, along with the question. WHY the number 2 pencil?
"Because," we told them, "number 2 pencils make the computers that grade your test happy. We have to make the computer happy."
But still, each testing session brought about more questions. T actually got a little teary eyed when I took his camoflauge pencil away and handed him a good old number 2. "But WHY?" he whined.
And just now, as Ms L read a funny story about standardized testing, another question. "Why do you have to use a number two pencil?"
"TO MAKE THE COMPUTER HAPPY!" the rest of the class informed him.
Who would have thought this was what they'd have trouble with?
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