Quotes About Childen That Speaks Volumes

A child seldom needs a good talking to as a good listening to. ~Robert Brault

This quote says so much. A lot of times we don't see children as people. We tell them to be quiet and to listen to us, but how often to we just listen to what they have to say. We can learn a lot about a person just by listening to them.

Testing for Intelligence

In my opinion when you are assessing the "whole child" you have to take everything into consideration. Things such as the socialization skills, self-help skills, oral language skills, fine and gross motor skills, and their academic skills (literacy, mathematics, scientific thinking) all needed to be measured. An assessment that measures only mathematic and literacy skills can not give an accurate measure of what a child knows. If we are concerned with how children develop we have to assess all aspects of their development not just the lessons from math and reading class that they can regurgitate.

My parents are originally from Jamaica. In Jamaica they assess children using standardized test (exams). They use the following testing schedule :

• Grade 1 Readiness Test
• Grade 3 Assessment Test in Mathematics and Language Arts
• Grade 4 Literacy Test
• Grade 6 Achievement Test in Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Writing (

However, the country is also going through a social reform in their schools. They have begun administering a social assessment in upper grades and providing students with a low score with peer counselors.

"Education in Jamaica." Education in Jamaica. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2012. <http://www.my-island-jamaica.com/education_in_jamaica.html>.