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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 345161" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Kathy, I couldnt agree more. </p><p></p><p>I think we have all lost focus on what is the goal. Educating kids. </p><p></p><p>Teaching tests isnt the goal. Learning material is what is needed. Who cares if someone is force fed the answer to question A long enough to answer it correctly on test day but they dont understand why the answer is correct? That is meaningless. </p><p></p><p>Good teachers shouldnt be forced to force feed kids the tests. They want to educate kids. Its why they chose teaching. </p><p></p><p>I dont know what the answer is but I dont think all these end of grade tests do a bit of good. They dont tell what a kid really knows. They just tell how well a kid takes a test. I can take a test in anything and pass it because I know how to test well. I just do well on those standardized tests and see patterns on them. It is unfair to base a teachers performance on how well students do on these tests. You have kids like me and my kids and then others who know the material but bomb on standardize tests because they just dont get them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 345161, member: 1514"] Kathy, I couldnt agree more. I think we have all lost focus on what is the goal. Educating kids. Teaching tests isnt the goal. Learning material is what is needed. Who cares if someone is force fed the answer to question A long enough to answer it correctly on test day but they dont understand why the answer is correct? That is meaningless. Good teachers shouldnt be forced to force feed kids the tests. They want to educate kids. Its why they chose teaching. I dont know what the answer is but I dont think all these end of grade tests do a bit of good. They dont tell what a kid really knows. They just tell how well a kid takes a test. I can take a test in anything and pass it because I know how to test well. I just do well on those standardized tests and see patterns on them. It is unfair to base a teachers performance on how well students do on these tests. You have kids like me and my kids and then others who know the material but bomb on standardize tests because they just dont get them. [/QUOTE]
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