Lance McConnell

Father of 3 wonderful girls, husband to the best woman in the world. Interim Dean of Students at Urbandale High School. My tweets are mine and mine alone.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

WORLD SERIES!!!!!! #cubs #FlyTheW

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

The video of Vin Scully reciting the “Field Of Dreams” speech will be the best thing you’ll hear today.

[Cyclone Dave @CycloneDave69]

2 years ago today, it was the Tre King game in Hilton. 21 points on 4 threes.

If you don’t believe Otz when he says Milan has put on a lot of weight, this video tells you everything you need to know. It’s crazy how skinny he was.

And Keshon with the DAGGER! A fun day in Hilton.

@CBSSports

[Cubs Zone @CubsZone]

Time flies, champions are forever 🏆

[Cubs Zone @CubsZone]

The 2016 World Series championship team is introduced at Cubs Con with Anthony Rizzo bringing the trophy in 🥹

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

Maybe I’ll get to watch the Cyclone game. Right @espn ??

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

.@KamalaHarris told us exactly what would happen.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@JakeBrendTV And the court will have Johnny’s name on it. I can wish.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@JackTriceMafia I think so. I least that is what I am told.

[Aaron Marner @A_Mar32]

BEST POINT GUARD IN AMERICA. TAMIN LIPSEY.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

Way to go J-hawks!!

[Bound Iowa @Bound_IA]

🚨UPSET ALERT🚨

URBANDALE DEFEATS #5 AMES ON THE ROAD 👀

#iahsbkb ColtonZ20

[David Warrington @DWarringtonTV]

Urbandale's strong start to the season continues. The J-Hawks win their fourth straight, getting past Southeast Polk, 74-52.
@SoundOFF13 @UrbandaleJHawks

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@JakeBrendTV He is playing out of his mind. And I’m here for it.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@AfterDarkCF Diet Mt. Dew. Dry January here

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Standardized tests were never designed to capture the full range of how students learn.
They were designed to compare performance under identical conditions.
Research in cognitive psychology and educational measurement has shown for decades that standardized tests are highly sensitive to factors like:
processing speed
reading stamina
test anxiety
working memory load
familiarity with test formats
In other words, they measure how a brain performs in a narrow, timed environment, not how deeply it understands content.
That’s why standardized tests consistently favor certain cognitive profiles:
fast processors
strong abstract and language-based thinkers
students comfortable with pressure and prolonged focus
They reward speed, stamina, and format fluency,
not curiosity, creativity, reasoning depth, or real-world application.
Which leads to a misunderstanding we keep making.
Some students test well but disengage from school.
Others engage deeply, explain their thinking, apply concepts, and grow , yet struggle on tests.
Both can be true.
And neither tells you who a student really is.
A test score is not a measure of learning capacity.
It’s a snapshot of performance under artificial conditions.
When we confuse the two, we don’t just misread students.
We mis-teach them.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@PeteThamel @keithmurphy He’d look good in KC red

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@JR3_Cyco Campbell leaving is already a memory. Time to move on and support these coaches and players.

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

This is an epic halftime show.

Snoop CRUSHED.. some K Pop.. Lainey.. Duck Hodges.. couple dudes I don’t know singing some classics perfectly

A LOT of Christmas celebraish and nostalgia

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

Merry Christmas all.

[Michelle Kinney @MichelleKinney]

For the Kennedy Center Honors that once stood for greatness. And for the greatest performance that reminded us what that looked like, and what it felt like.

Before its value and greatness were stripped away — replaced by gaudiness and hollowed out by a monstrous shell of a man.

[Lance McConnell @mac4cy]

@KyleGAdema It’s a weird transition. Now we hang out and talk and go out. We love this part of it. Also keeps my wife and I young at heart.