{"id":1647,"date":"2016-11-10T21:50:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2016-11-10T22:10:17","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T21:10:17","slug":"testing-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a teacher when I think about the word &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">testing<\/span><\/strong>&#8221; my mind goes to paper and pencil assessments. \u00a0Since I have spent three of my last four Saturdays giving standardized <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">tests<\/span> for students in Cameroon this is a natural association.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/act-sat\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1649\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png\" alt=\"act-sat\" width=\"376\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png 376w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT-150x53.png 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However this is not the only way we are<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> tested<\/span>. \u00a0The regular problems with electrical power and poor roads are also <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">testing<\/span>. \u00a0Both hearing about and seeing the effects of political dissent which turns to hatred and killing <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">tests<\/span> my faith. \u00a0Health issues and injuries <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">test<\/span> my body&#8217;s ability to stay healthy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1650\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/15057893_10157645792775527_401282526_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1650\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1650\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1650\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/15057893_10157645792775527_401282526_n.jpg\" alt=\"The van was no match for the road\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/15057893_10157645792775527_401282526_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/15057893_10157645792775527_401282526_n-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/15057893_10157645792775527_401282526_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The van was no match for the road!<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_869\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2012\/02\/20\/cameroon-construction-challenges\/bridge-before-construction-comp\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-869\" class=\"size-full wp-image-869\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/02\/bridge-before-construction-comp.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;And where should I drive to stay on the bridge?&quot;\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/02\/bridge-before-construction-comp.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/02\/bridge-before-construction-comp-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>This bridge has been replaced now &#8211; but there are plenty more we encounter that look as bad or even worse.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">tests<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;<\/span>\u00a0you these days? \u00a0I am thankful that despite the <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">tests<\/span>, I can clearly see the hand of a loving God on my life. \u00a0I pray you can also.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1647&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a teacher when I think about the word &#8220;testing&#8221; my mind goes to paper and pencil assessments. \u00a0Since I have spent three of my last four Saturdays giving standardized tests for students in Cameroon this is a natural association. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Testing Times - Stoker Stories<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Testing Times - Stoker Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a teacher when I think about the word &quot;testing&#039;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Stoker Stories\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"jcstoker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"jcstoker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"jcstoker\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4\"},\"headline\":\"Testing Times\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":171,\"commentCount\":1,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/76\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/ACT-SAT.png\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/\",\"name\":\"Testing Times - Stoker Stories\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/76\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/ACT-SAT.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/76\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/ACT-SAT.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/76\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/ACT-SAT.png\",\"width\":376,\"height\":134},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/10\\\/testing-time\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Testing Times\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stoker Stories\",\"description\":\"Reflections from the Rain Forest\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4\",\"name\":\"jcstoker\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"jcstoker\"},\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.covchurch.org\\\/jcstoker\\\/author\\\/jcstoker\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Testing Times - Stoker Stories","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Testing Times - Stoker Stories","og_description":"As a teacher when I think about the word \"testing'","og_url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/","og_site_name":"Stoker Stories","article_published_time":"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"jcstoker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"jcstoker","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/"},"author":{"name":"jcstoker","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/#\/schema\/person\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4"},"headline":"Testing Times","datePublished":"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/"},"wordCount":171,"commentCount":1,"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/","name":"Testing Times - Stoker Stories","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png","datePublished":"2016-11-10T20:50:23+00:00","dateModified":"2016-11-10T21:10:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/#\/schema\/person\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2016\/11\/ACT-SAT.png","width":376,"height":134},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2016\/11\/10\/testing-time\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Testing Times"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/#website","url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/","name":"Stoker Stories","description":"Reflections from the Rain Forest","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/#\/schema\/person\/8dc54890c67362b5686c36657df311e4","name":"jcstoker","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0581d13f4b5e1c8c6dfc01aa984fa52b4cdec8d116450dd79fda1d8d115830b0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"jcstoker"},"url":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/author\/jcstoker\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1656,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions\/1656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}