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re: WAFB investigates students being given grades in an EBR School
Posted on 5/9/14 at 12:35 pm to Bard
Posted on 5/9/14 at 12:35 pm to Bard
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3. Nationwide standardized testing being the be-all/end-all.
--As these tests become more and more important, schools feel more and more pressure to teach just to that test. Shitty administrators will come up with ways to cheat the test (thus defeating the purpose of the test in the first place).
Discipline problems aside, standardized testing in schools is one of the biggest problems with our education system today.
In addition to what you mentioned, it is also creating a generation of young adults and college students who have no ability to think critically and take on tasks with minimal or no supervision. I see it every day, and it's terrible.
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Posted on 5/9/14 at 12:45 pm to UGATiger26
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In addition to what you mentioned, it is also creating a generation of young adults and college students who have no ability to think critically and take on tasks with minimal or no supervision. I see it every day, and it's terrible.
I'm on the fence about standardized testing; on one hand it leaks to schools teaching towards a test and doing everything they can to help the kids pass the test; however, it hurts in other areas which require critical thinking and other skills.
But then how can you know if the kids are learning anything without testing? How can you compare schools without testing? How do taxpayers find out if there money is being spent wisely?
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