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Originally Posted by SwampYankee
Something I hear often from teachers here, but never have wanted to call them on it in public settings, is that they have to "teach to the test" (for both CMT and NAEP) rather than going with their usual curriculum.
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Never quite understood the problem with teaching to the test myself. I come from an educational environmnt where that was the norm. The curriculum was set at he state level and you were tested quarterly on it. Without tests how can you possibly tell if someone has actually learned anything or not?
The problem seems to be where there is a disconnect between whoever dreames up the "curriculum" and the state/federal government who figures out apparently completely different requirements for "testing". For the life of my I cannot understand why those are not in sync. But I guess thats government for you.
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