Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 14:48     Subject: Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to type his work sample, using spell check. It's a short science report. Do you think its better to type or write?


Your DC probably shouldn't be directly involved in working on his AAP package.


+1
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 11:28     Subject: Work Sample
Do 1st grade and 2nd grade carry more weight than work samples back in preK and K?

How have people noted the school grade and dates on the work samples?

Do you submit originals or make color copies?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 10:32     Subject: Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to type his work sample, using spell check. It's a short science report. Do you think its better to type or write?


Your DC probably shouldn't be directly involved in working on his AAP package.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 07:57     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....

Agree! Work sample done outside the school is not worth any weight at all according to teacher. How do they know if it is done by the kids or not, with or without coaching?


np here - this is the opposite of what we were told. The teachers are pulling some work samples and we were told to turn in other work samples from home projects and they will pick the best. I have things (stories, artwork, geeky stuff) my DC did at home that we are turning in.


Are your child's test results borderline?

Are you initiating and engaging your teacher on work samples or is your school openly talking to parents about what they are doing with work samples?
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 00:02     Subject: Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to type his work sample, using spell check. It's a short science report. Do you think its better to type or write?


If your child is in 2nd grade, it might be a bit weird.

But if your child is in 5th grade, it would be suitable.
Anonymous
Post 02/01/2014 00:01     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:


np here - this is the opposite of what we were told. The teachers are pulling some work samples and we were told to turn in other work samples from home projects and they will pick the best. I have things (stories, artwork, geeky stuff) my DC did at home that we are turning in.



So does this mean that not all the work samples I submit to the local committee actually gets forwarded to the central committee?
Do you know how many total work samples they send to the central committee?

This actually would be helpful information to have since I have a couple of work samples that I want to submit but are a bit iffy about them. If the local committee can weed out the better ones in the packet I submit, that will make me feel a lot better.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 22:32     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....

Agree! Work sample done outside the school is not worth any weight at all according to teacher. How do they know if it is done by the kids or not, with or without coaching?


Disagree. If you see it, you know it. Kids do things that grownups wouldn't think of doing in a million years. You can't make this stuff up.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 21:38     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....

Agree! Work sample done outside the school is not worth any weight at all according to teacher. How do they know if it is done by the kids or not, with or without coaching?


np here - this is the opposite of what we were told. The teachers are pulling some work samples and we were told to turn in other work samples from home projects and they will pick the best. I have things (stories, artwork, geeky stuff) my DC did at home that we are turning in.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 21:03     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....

Agree! Work sample done outside the school is not worth any weight at all according to teacher. How do they know if it is done by the kids or not, with or without coaching?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 19:51     Subject: Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:My DC wants to type his work sample, using spell check. It's a short science report. Do you think its better to type or write?


You told your DC he was doing a work sample??? For what...???
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 10:54     Subject: Re:Work Sample
Anonymous wrote:If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....


or, any weight at all.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 10:42     Subject: Work Sample
Write it. Why would the committee think he wrote it if it. Is typed?
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 10:42     Subject: Re:Work Sample
If it was not produced in school it will not be given much weight.....
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 10:31     Subject: Work Sample
Yikes there is so much wrong here
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2014 10:14     Subject: Work Sample
My DC wants to type his work sample, using spell check. It's a short science report. Do you think its better to type or write?