We've been working on "stop and jot" where students "read with a pencil" to record their thoughts. Perhaps I've done too good of a job modeling my metacognition and what goes on inside my brain.
I was reading over their most recent tests and here are some favorites:
Text states: "Then, before flying a new airplane, NASA will test it in a wind tunnel to make sure it will fly as it should." (excerpt from What are Wind Tunnels? by David Hitt)
Her response? "oh, that's safe!"
There were also numerous "that's cool" and "that's big" comments, which made me giggle because this student legitimately got that excited on her reading test.
But my favorites:
Text states: "...some wind tunnels are made to test hypersonic speeds. That is more than 4,000 miles per hour!"
Her response? "Oh, that's like how my mom drives."
Excerpt: "...the rebels didn't have enough gunpowder to shoot back." (from George vs. George)
Her response: "go buy some more, duh". If only the rebels had it that easy!
Thank you child for your metacognition during testing. I know you weren't trying to make me laugh, but you did.
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