I wanted to make a paella but didn’t have all the ingredients so I settled for a rice dish with shrimp, veggies, saffron etc etc. Garnished with lemon & fresh parsley!
So, sooo good & worth it!
Hi teachers,
I have had an issue with growth grading for several years. My son is about to finish 8th grade.
He’s always tested super high, often several years ahead in iReady and always 5/5 in state tests.
His school sometimes does 2 grades per test in January & May (but only 1 grade in August).
Grade 1 is placement and grade 2 is growth. So for example just in his latest iReady test, he tested at high school levels, similar to January score. It’s the highest score in the whole school and from what I’ve been told it’s in the 99% for the state. He got an A for placement and F for growth!!
I always have to fight the growth grade. I understand the concept of it, I’m an engineer myself but this growth grade is hurting advanced students. They don’t have much ceiling to grow to start with. Then the teacher is teaching to 8th grade levels like she should, i don’t expect special treatment. So how is he supposed to grow more unless I as a parent start teaching him myself more or hire outside help?
I really believe once student has tested out of current class level, growth shouldn’t be graded since the kid is not offered extra learning/reading or help outside of that level.
Please help me understand or help me make an argument on this as I think it’s unfair to advanced students.
I had a whole schematic with the bell curve showing the teachers how the growth helps people in the middle of the bell curve, you move few standards deviations and growth runs into a ceiling…unless you teach to those levels!
Can anyone recommend a dentist that does root canals please? We were referred to one that is too expensive so trying to see if there are more options.
Thank you
Light dinner last night with pan fried chickpeas over yogurt sauce with cucumber & dill.
I cooked a large batch of chickpeas in pressure cooker and I use those during the week to add to salads, soups or sides etc.
I pan fried some chickpeas with seasonings like za’atar, sea salt & pepper in olive oil (very little).
Then I made a yogurt sauce similar to tzatziki, slightly different more like Albanian tarator than tzatziki but it’s the same ingredients.
Then served the chickpeas over the sauce. Not pictured a little feta cheese & a toast of sourdough bread.
Took my spinach triangle pies & tzatziki to an invitation yesterday, these were a hit:)). Crowd was mostly of non Mediterranean origins so some people tried this for the first time!
This salad was just fantastic!! I had leftover farro in the refrigerator, I added that over lettuce. Then diced one apple and some fennel. Added olives, onions and some heart of palms.
Dressing was a mix of olive oil, salt & sherry vinegar!