‘Test-and-punish’ sabotages quality of children’s education

Source: tv.msnbc.com Posted By: Lillie S...4054 days ago

There is a saying that American students are the most tested, and the least examined, of any in the world. We test students in the U.S. far more than any other nation, in the mistaken belief that testing produces greater learning: since No Child Left Behind was passed in 2002, public schools have been required to test every child every year in third through eighth grade. Students face additional tests in high school, almost all of them primarily multiple-choice.

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