What is our goal? To improve test scores or to create self-sufficent thinkers?-NY Times article
Uggh….Reading an article today in the NY Times regarding some charter schools increasing their academic calendar-a heated debate among many. What struck me in the article was the statement of “schools face increasing pressure to improve student test scores.” It’s awful that this is how some school systems are operating. We are putting more emphasis on producing test-taking robots than analytical thinkers who love learning..
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