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 Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:25 pm
Eh, WASL time = work time for me, either for Stats or our mural...
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:34 pm
well my wasl this year was the easyest thing ever. its weird because I hardly ever understand 8th grade science and yet I got done with it and had over and hour left of time to waste. and it was the second part, it was longer then the first part, and the first part I had 15 minutes left to waste. weird? I think so.
that made sense right?
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Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:03 pm
I'm takin the WASL next year. gonk
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:52 am
The Science WASL wasn't as hard as I thought. It's just common sense. AS long as you have paid attention to your classes, you should do fine. I think waiting for everyone else to finish is harder. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:43 pm
Shovel_Mage [Pepper] I don't know about you, but so far I have a HEAVIER work load. stare My teachers hate me I think. I've never heard of that happening before. I stopped bringing my backpack. That's how little I do. Well some of my classes include more juniors and seniors than sophomores so those teachers don't give at all wether you're a measly sophomore who just spent two hours testing--they still pile on work! Rawr! A few of my classes are lighter though since 3rd quarter just ended, all we're doing to beginning new sections and whatnot. So far the WASL isn't bad at all, it gives me time to do all my homework afterwards. whee There's also no advisory classes and no 90 minute classes which are two things that I absolutely LOATHE! scream I'm just glad the math WASL is done with now. It's the only part of the test where I don't always do so well, but this year I am confident that I did pretty good.....I hope. gonk Whoa....I typed a lot....o_O
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:45 pm
The ITED's saved my grades. Thank you time for homework that I forgot to do.
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Vulpes en Alero no Kisei Crew
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Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:51 pm
I am in the '08 class, and I have to pass it. It is incredibly easy, judging previous WASLs, but I feel special that way. I hate what it is doing to Lynnwood High School's schedule. We rotate classes without sleeping in. So one day the order was 4 5 6 1 2 3. That means 4TH period right darn smack in the morning! I was suppose to each lunch before 4TH on a normal day. It ruins my internal clock.
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Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:05 am
[Pepper] Well some of my classes include more juniors and seniors than sophomores so those teachers don't give at all wether you're a measly sophomore who just spent two hours testing--they still pile on work! Rawr! A few of my classes are lighter though since 3rd quarter just ended, all we're doing to beginning new sections and whatnot. So far the WASL isn't bad at all, it gives me time to do all my homework afterwards. whee There's also no advisory classes and no 90 minute classes which are two things that I absolutely LOATHE! scream I'm just glad the math WASL is done with now. It's the only part of the test where I don't always do so well, but this year I am confident that I did pretty good.....I hope. gonk Whoa....I typed a lot....o_O I'm a senior. My teachers just don't give homework because the periods are too short to do anything. I'm digging the short periods, but with the portfolio being almost due, advisory, for once, would be nice to have.
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:44 pm
Brad M The WASL was child's play. My graduating class was the "pilot" year and regardless of being the first class to take it, I found it to be an utter joke. It's a bullshit exam that absolutely everyone should be able to pass. The knowledge required and the problems contained in the test are elementary level at best. Those who fail lack basic reading, writing, and mathematic skills and thus deserve to not be allowed to graduate. We don't need the illiterate graduating from our schools and mucking up the workplace. If I'd have failed the WASL, I'd have pleaded for my school's administration to hold me back. If I were that stupid, hell, I should have been sent back to the 2nd grade. Think of the WASL as a "big flashing beakon" that will alert you to whether or not there's a good chance that you will be failing in life. There are only a small handful of these in your highschool career so keep your eyes peeled. They are as follows: a) You have to negotiate with your counselour and/or administrator in order to achieve the necessary credits to graduate because you've failed too many Gen-ED classes. b) You lose credit for a class due to tardies and/or absences (unless you have medical reasons or a vacation which, likewise, can be contested and you will receive these credits back, so my initial observation still stands). c) You fail an elective course. d) You score lower than an 1100 on the SAT (although I'm unsure about the **NEW** SAT since it's worth more points and thus the grading will be different). e) You fail the Washington Assessment of Student Learning exam. Passing the WASL is neither an achievement nor a milestone. It's no big deal unless you are unable to pass it, inwhich case you're a "big fat loser" and deserve to be stoned (with rocks not weed). I must say that I agree with you on this. It's a standardized test to show that you've learned the necisarry things, but no one really takes that into consideration. All the hype it gets from parents is just a bunch of BS. If your child can't pass it, then maybe you should have been a better parent and made sure they actually learned from school. I'm class of '08, so I have to pass the WASL. Not that I care, I'll pass it regardless of circumstance. I find the new requirement of passing makes sense in my district (is it state-wide?). If you don't know the required things to thrive in life, you shouldn't be able to graduate until you know such things. Hands down. Damn over-concerned parents...
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:46 pm
Alero Evry1s SexyBiznatch The ITED's saved my grades. Thank you time for homework that I forgot to do. Gah, we got ripped off on the ITED. Only 2 days of it? Only 4 sections? Come on! There was tons more on that damn thing! I want to see how I did on the other stuff. It angers me so.
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:47 am
-does the happy "Juniors and Seniors don't have to be to school until really late" dance- twisted
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:11 pm
Trea Eh, WASL time = work time for me, either for Stats or our mural...
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:29 pm
Cyrus Trea Eh, WASL time = work time for me, either for Stats or our mural...
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:00 pm
Orion_Black Brad M The WASL was child's play. My graduating class was the "pilot" year and regardless of being the first class to take it, I found it to be an utter joke. It's a bullshit exam that absolutely everyone should be able to pass. The knowledge required and the problems contained in the test are elementary level at best. Those who fail lack basic reading, writing, and mathematic skills and thus deserve to not be allowed to graduate. We don't need the illiterate graduating from our schools and mucking up the workplace. If I'd have failed the WASL, I'd have pleaded for my school's administration to hold me back. If I were that stupid, hell, I should have been sent back to the 2nd grade. Think of the WASL as a "big flashing beakon" that will alert you to whether or not there's a good chance that you will be failing in life. There are only a small handful of these in your highschool career so keep your eyes peeled. They are as follows: a) You have to negotiate with your counselour and/or administrator in order to achieve the necessary credits to graduate because you've failed too many Gen-ED classes. b) You lose credit for a class due to tardies and/or absences (unless you have medical reasons or a vacation which, likewise, can be contested and you will receive these credits back, so my initial observation still stands). c) You fail an elective course. d) You score lower than an 1100 on the SAT (although I'm unsure about the **NEW** SAT since it's worth more points and thus the grading will be different). e) You fail the Washington Assessment of Student Learning exam. Passing the WASL is neither an achievement nor a milestone. It's no big deal unless you are unable to pass it, inwhich case you're a "big fat loser" and deserve to be stoned (with rocks not weed). I must say that I agree with you on this. It's a standardized test to show that you've learned the necisarry things, but no one really takes that into consideration. All the hype it gets from parents is just a bunch of BS. If your child can't pass it, then maybe you should have been a better parent and made sure they actually learned from school. I'm class of '08, so I have to pass the WASL. Not that I care, I'll pass it regardless of circumstance. I find the new requirement of passing makes sense in my district (is it state-wide?). If you don't know the required things to thrive in life, you shouldn't be able to graduate until you know such things. Hands down. Damn over-concerned parents... The WASL is still wasting state money. We could get the ITBS tests for way cheaper.
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Vulpes en Alero no Kisei Crew
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:52 am
the WASL is over which means no more standardized testing for me *happy dance*
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