Jump Starting the Summer...

Smiling while I write this...Did you know there are 2,970 2nd - 8th graders.  I did, but didn't really think how many 2 part assessments that is to correct.  I am about 18 inches in interoffice folders from having them all corrected.  

While everyone waits in unabated anticipation 8-) take a moment and wager a guess on the polls at the right. 

If you are curious - the scoring went as follows:
     obviously the correct answer was noted
     For the explanation a student:
          4 - had to state the two sides needed to be equal in words - not just imply it
          3 - had the right idea - it was more a process explanation than anything
          2 - had the concept was there but there was an error in it
          1 - had an improper process

What I know already is that we own these errors in student thinking.  More on that later.