To pass a test or to know the material?I often read results where either this school or that is said to have gained some sort of recognition for being able to have enough of it's children pass the state mandated tests.
But in speaking with these children, one things screams out more loudly than others - these children may have passed the tests but very few actually know anything.
Why is this the case?
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .
If one can recite this sequence, they probably know the alphabet.
A, Z .
This sequence still gets one from A-Z , and in less steps, but something is missing.
This second sequence seems to be the current learning model applied by many schools today.
Is teaching to the test really the best answer to education?
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