An Intent at Making a Difference

With the focus on TAKS throughout the past few years, the standards become whatever the test expects us to be successful in. While I find value in how tests like TAKS might raise the standard for some, I can't help but feel that it doesn't raise the standard enough for most others. My work in AP U.S. History this year has shown me that if the academic standards are raised for students while the support is provided to those students, there is very little students can't accomplish. Will we get to where we want to be in the short time allotted by our school schedule? I don't know. We will surely continue to try. Again, the intent here is to show that if provided with the right tools, our Socorro High School students can accomplish many things beyond what is expected from them on standardized tests like TAKS.