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Mary Chesshire

Serenity, A Personal Essay on Standardized Testing

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By Mary Chesshire

“I went into teaching so that I could help children perform well on standardized testing,” said no teacher, ever.

And yet, we allow our self-esteem, our feelings of efficacy, even our very reason for being, to hinge on those numbers and percentages that come in at the end of each year.

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Mary Chesshire has been a Special Education teacher at Dumas Intermediate School in Dumas, TX, for the last three years and has accepted the position of High School Art Teacher at Dumas High School for the upcoming year. She earned her Master's in Art Education at Texas Tech University in 2009 and is certified in Art, Special Education, and general education.

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Mary Chesshire
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Mary Chesshire has been a Special Education teacher at Dumas Intermediate School in Dumas, TX, for the last three years and has accepted the position of High School Art Teacher at Dumas High School for the upcoming year. She earned her Master's in Art Education at Texas Tech University in 2009 and is certified in Art, Special Education, and general education.

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