#asuperfluousman

61: Do I prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?

I like both! There's an intimacy with each of them and I adore just being able to spend time with someone like that

77: How can you win my heart?

Make me laugh, be patient with me, be kind, and give me lots of smooches

116: What concerts have I been to?

1. First impression: I remember when I first stumbled on your tumblr and I thought omg this guy is super cool and we both followed each other at the same time and i was like ah meant to be <3 hahaha

2. Truth is: you lived up to my expectations of being cool and I think we’ve been friends for like three years now.

3. How old do you look: I’d say 24-25. 

4. Have you ever made me laugh: Loaddddss of times yeah

5. Have you ever made me mad: Umm, not that I can recall tbh. 

6. Best feature: You got good legs for hiking and a pretty awesome beard. 

7. Have I ever had a crush on you: Yeah for sure

8. You’re my: closest friend on tumblr that I’ve actually met irl. Hiking mountains and exploring Asheville, NC was one of the highlights of my life and I’ll never forget that. 

9. Name in my phone: Tony H*****

Yeah, I think that people miss the point that you have gather data and institute some measure if you even want to make the argument for funding. What are you going to fund or attempt to fix if there is no process by which you can measure trends or problem areas? You can’t indiscriminately throw X amount at a district, when there could be underlying issues--administrative or in terms of instruction--that could be negatively impacting students and their performance. People also miss that this isn’t a running record to make students feel like shit. It’s a commentary on the quality of education they are receiving; not their potential or smarts. 

It’s so funny, because people also complain about how there are higher standards for educations abroad, but the amount of testing and the weight that testing places on where a student goes or the perceived quality of institutions is far greater in other countries.  Testing or education standards in the US are far from stringent.