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Instead of focusing so much on standardized testing, we need to start valuing creativity, ingenuity and communication. Just because a school can increase test
by neovive 17y ago
Instead of focusing so much on standardized testing, we need to start valuing creativity, ingenuity and communication. Just because a school can increase test scores year-over-year, does not mean that the graduating students will make the country more competitive. In fact, so much emphasis on standardized testing is likely to produce less innovation as students and teachers are forced to teach within very strict models. Unfortunately, it is hard to measure creative output, but very easy to measure test scores.
I recall reading a while back about the Gates Foundation funding the creation of new schools that focus on team work and creative problem solving. This seemed to be the right approach.
- tokenadult 17y agoI recall reading a while back about the Gates Foundation funding the creation of new schools that focus on team work and creative problem solving. Yes, whatever happened to that attempt?
- anamax 17y ago> Instead of focusing so much on standardized testing, we need to start valuing creativity, ingenuity and communication. Just because a school can increase test scores year-over-year, does not mean that the graduating students will make the country more competitive. The idea that "valuing creativity, ingenuity and communication" more will make the country more competitive is appealing, but how about turning it into a scientific theory. You know, testable and falsifiable. Failure to take those steps gets us useless twaddle like self-esteem programs. BTW - If you do succeed, you get to compete with the twaddle for educational resources. Sorry about that.