Dear Humans,

This week we’re taking standardized tests. I make sure the test ss fairly administered and give my pedometer a workout while pacing up and down the aisles. You show all that you know, keep a good attitude about it, and do your best.

And though the truth is that standardized test scores correlate with future educational and professional success, that’s only true for the average student. And in my 16 years of teaching, I’ve never once had that student in my class.

As individuals, our job is to do our best to defy the norm, buck the trend, and outdo the expected. And though the skills that a standardized test measures might help us do that, it takes a whole lot more as well.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt