Wednesday, May 07, 2014

What Testing Has Done To Schools

"Is testing the same as education?..No...What the testing emphasis has actually done to American schools has been to narrow the curriculum..." 
According to Diane Ravitch, professor, former advocate for charter schools and No Child Left Behind, and author of "The Death and Life of the Great American School System", constant testing hurts students, narrows curriculum, and doesn't improve learning.
-- Read "Ravitch: Standardized Testing Undermines Teaching"

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