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- Get rid of standardized testing and change the culture of teaching for the purpose of passing these tests. On the subject of just regular in-class exams: they
by sajithw 16y ago
- Get rid of standardized testing and change the culture of teaching for the purpose of passing these tests. On the subject of just regular in-class exams: they are a necessary evil in many cases but only should be used for a mid-term or final exam. Teachers need to challenge students so that they have to work together to solve complex problems.
- Increase teacher salaries and promote the hiring of teachers with advanced degrees.
- Let people fail. Stop holding hands as much. On that note, stop catering to the lower end of the curve and holding back the smarter students. Set the standards high if not impossibly high so we can raise the definition of average.
- This one is a pipe dream: more specialized science and math schools. There are about a dozen or more sprinkled through the nation. I attended one for high school and it happened to be residential (and totally state funded). Seriously life changing.
- Shorel 16y agoTesting should be done at the start of the term. Teaching would then adapt to the shortcomings found in testing.
- mikeknoop 16y agoSome school districts do this for courses, called "Pre Tests". Of course, most students don't take them seriously so I'm not sure how good of an indicator they are.