NJ Teacher Writes Encouraging Words on Students’ Desks Before Exam

For a classroom of elementary school students looking for inspiration before a big test this week, the writing wasn’t on the wall. It was on their desks.
NJ Teacher Writes Encouraging Words on Students’ Desks Before Exam
A student's desk in Chandni Langford's 5th grade classroom, in Woodbury, N.J. Langford wrote inspirational messages directly on her students' desks on Monday before they started four days of high-pressure, high-stakes Common Core-aligned tests. Crystal Ramirez via AP
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WOODBURY, N.J.—For a classroom of elementary school students looking for inspiration before a big test this week, the writing wasn’t on the wall. It was on their desks.

A Woodbury teacher wrote inspirational messages directly on her students’ desks Monday before they started four days of high-pressure, high-stakes Common Core-aligned tests this week, followed by three more days next week.

Chandni Langford’s fifth-graders walked into class Monday at Evergreen Avenue Elementary School to find messages from her. “Learning is your superpower!” she wrote to one student. “There is no elevator to success, you must take the stairs!” she told another.

(Crystal Ramirez via AP)
Crystal Ramirez via AP