I was educated in a public high school in New York State, where at the end of the year, in most major subjects, I had to take a state “regents” exam to test whether the material sunk in. Some testing is fine. But according to a report issued yesterday by the Center for American Progress (based on a close look at 14 urban and suburban districts in seven states) today’s students are required to take state or district tests an average of once a month, some students as frequently as twice a month. Can we get a grip? When testing is emphasized over learning, students learn only to take tests, and the joy of discovery is extinguished.
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:48:50 +0000
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