The first of many education rants

Lola Sanchez-Carrion
3 min readDec 7, 2019

Three weeks ago, I took a state-mandated 7th grade reading test that I later administered to my students. I tried my best to mimic the conditions my students would take the test in. A timer set for forty-five minutes. A bubble sheet to fill in my answers. №2 Pencil in hand.

I read four passages and answered thirty-one multiple-choice questions. Then, I checked my answers.

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Lola Sanchez-Carrion

@Duke University alum. Teacher and writer. Trying to make sense of the world.