NEXT UP! 2 206 You are so much more than a test Over the last couple of years, a special letter has gone viral on the Internet. It is a letter written to students, first by a headmaster in the USA, and then later used by teachers in both the UK and Australia. These teachers choose to see more in their students than just test results. Read an Australian version of the letter, written by three teachers of St. Paul’s Primary School in Gracemere, Australia. To our dearest students from Year 3, Next week you will sit your first NAPLAN test. Before you take this test there is something very important for you to know. This test does not assess all of what makes each of you exceptional and unique. The people who score these tests don’t know that some of you love to sing, are good at drawing or can teach others how to use a computer program. They have not seen the way that some of you can dance with grace or speak confidently to a large group. They do not know that your friends count on you to be there for them when they are sad. They do not know that you participate in sports, help your mum and dad or that Before reading Read the introduction. Who wrote the original version of this letter? What is the purpose of this letter? to go viral – dreifast hratt á netinu NAPLAN test – landspróf í Ástralíu to assess – meta to score – hér: gefa stig grace – glæsileiki confidently – af sjálfsöryggi to count on somebody – treysta á einhvern to participate – taka þátt
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