Teaching Tests and Grades

Teaching 
should engage 
both the mind
and the heart 
 ~ not tear the two apart  

    Tests
should give students a chance
to sparkle and shine
to show what they know
  ~ to develop and grow

    Tests
shoud be just that -- 
not guessing games
  ~ for shame
     for shame 

     Grades 
should really be
aids to learning
  not judgment
  or ~ punishment

     Grades
should show the teacher
which students his teaching
is reaching
  And which ones view it
  ~ as preaching 
     or screeching
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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