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Re: ARTICLE: America's biggest teacher and principal cheating scandal unfolds in Atlanta |
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Posted by Concourse Express on Thu Jul 7 19:31:43 2011, in response to Re: ARTICLE: America's biggest teacher and principal cheating scandal unfolds in Atlanta, posted by JayMan on Thu Jul 7 18:53:42 2011. I have reservations about teaching to the test, namely that it distracts from other useful subjects based on a ridiculous premise. That said, I don't have a problem with testing per se—I do have a problem of making testing king. Testing should be used as only an information-gathering device and not something that has consequences as it does now (holding school districts responsible for the quality of students they're given). I don't believe educational curricula should be identical, however a certain level of standardization (the "Three Rs" for example) should be in play.I agree with this 100%; I'll add that other disciplines, such as music and the arts, shouldn't be written off - and neither should after-school programs in the same. I will say that this is an IQ thing. What you describe here is the difference between smart students and dumb ones. Not surprising, but I must ask: is there correlation between a student's motivation and IQ? I ask because I find - both for students and for myself - that interest in or passion for a subject leads to one working harder and more diligently on said subject. |
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