Blog Post 8

DiGiulio has a lot to contribute to the development of our guides as teachers. He makes a strong argument that teaching can be challenging regardless of your performance or your students performance. DiGiulio discusses how standardized testing may be a harmful form of data that is used in the educational system today and reasons why it does not serve as an advantage to student’s academic careers. He is a good example of a teacher who takes into consideration the well being of his students and is aware of the adverse affects that standardized testing can provide. I agree with DiGiullo suggestion that standardized testing may not be the best way to measure a student’s intelligence. I believe there are other alternatives to standardized testing for assessing students and can guarantee that they are more likely to be effective. DiGiulio pointed out that the best teachers were the ones who were the most enthusiastic and caring because they were dedicated to fostering their students’ academic achievement. If this is true, than standardized testing could be eliminated because it detracts students from feeling empowered and motivated to be responsible for their work. DiGiulio’s reasoning proves that as teachers, we must be willing to think outside of the box and takes risks when we are teaching. If we develop guides that effectively engage our students then we are doing something right.