Document Type
Opinion
Publication Date
4-4-2017
Department 1
Education
Abstract
This morning, as she was getting ready for work, my wife noticed something unusual about our son, who is in third grade. He was quietly eating breakfast, like he always does, but something about him was different. He was wearing a plain white t-shirt.
He must have noticed that she was looking at him, because he looked up and said: "Do you think it's okay if I wear this shirt today?" His wardrobe normally consists of about five t-shirts that he cycles through, one after the other, and sometimes tries to wear twice in a row if we don't catch him.[excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Powell, Dave. "These Testing Obsessions Are Getting a Little Weird." Education Week (April 4, 2017).
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Comments
This piece appeared on Education Week as part of Dr. Powell's opinion blog, "The K-12 Contrarian." The original version is available online here.