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Old 10-13-11, 11:46 AM   #220
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Originally Posted by gimpy117 View Post
because they are too busy catering to standardized tests. Now for college you need to to the Sat, ACT, Meaps (in Michigan during elementary) and the MME. Sadly, schools are judged by these.


You are correct gimpy. The reason they teach to test is simply the way to keep their teaching jobs. Tenure is becoming something of the past. The school, however, is judged by these but the individual teacher is much more closely judged as to performance.
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