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There is absolutely nothing wrong with "teaching to the test". If you are not measuring real learning, that just means you need a better test.
Freeform, no standards learning is a disaster. Look, our public schools are assigned a pretty simple task. Teach literacy, mathematics and the sciences. Learning in all of these areas is easily measured by testing. Testing provides accountability, something that has been sorely lacking in public schools.
I'm thrilled when our public school teachers teach my kids with testing in mind. At least they are learning something useful and measurable instead of spending their days building "self-esteem" and "social consciousness".
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My work here is nearly finished.
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