All they do is teach to the test now. Drill kids enough and you can get them to pass a multiple choice test. The system sucks.
Duh. When the Feds tell you funding is at stake, that's what you do.
I completely agree.
Only folks that like NCLB are the big gov't suits that are far removed from the classroom.
You nailed it, misterrob.
No doubt that explains the results as well as anything. I still believe that the ability to read Bacon in Latin and Aristotle in Arabic should be demonstrated before graduation.
Why parrot the tired "teach to the test" meme? "Teaching to the test" is a Good Thing. It's part of what's been missing in education.
Testing measures knowledge, so the only way to "teach to the test" is to make sure students know the material that will be tested! That's exactly what school is supposed to do.
And, as much as I hated it and teachers hated it, repetition is a necessary and effective tool in teaching. Everyone would love to find another way, but repetition works.
“All they do is teach to the test now. “
Prove it! Which states are handing out the questions to the testing so teachers can “teach the test?”
Please provide resources to support your assertion.
If you haven’t seen the test, I’d reserve comment. You can’t just bubble A,C, or E and stand a decent shot at guessing.
The test penalizes guessing, actually. I’m not wild about federalizing public education, but your comment about the test isn’t accurate either.
If the scores are going up, while it might be true they are teaching to the test, it also means the kids are mastering what IS being taught.
This isn’t the SAT.
Exactly. The teachers go into panic mode just before test time. But in-between tests, they are still having Rachel Carson days, teaching Chicago math and showing 'An Inconvenient Truth' in science class.