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Does Klein recall the final exam of his high school senior English course? If he believes standardized testing is such an effective indicator of teaching success, did he succeed in his chosen profession because of that exam or despite it? Is that what he remembers most clearly about the greatest teachers he had? Or was it something else...
...Shoemaker was considered one of Philadelphia's most troubled schools. Fewer than a third of its eighth-graders exhibited proficiency on the state math exam. Fewer than half were proficient in reading. Violence was common, and students had full run of the hallways. Most of the bulletin boards had been torched, and the principal's office had metal bars on the windows. One teacher says even the UPS guy was hesitant to go inside. (See pictures of the college dorm's evolution...
...wanted a capstone project in addition to the final exam,” said organismic and evolutionary biology lecturer Andrew Berry, who is one of the course’s three instructors. “We thought students should have the opportunity to engage with the material in any way they wanted...
...contrast, higher education in the U.S. is cycle of tests, assignments, and deadlines culminating in the final exam, all every well organized. These classes, along with extracurricular commitments and jobs, create an American college semester. It is, in one word, exhausting. I have worked harder at Harvard than I have ever worked in my life. I certainly put in more work daily than my counterparts do back in India. But I enjoy every minute of it, even the excruciating nights before a problem set is due. I value assignments that challenge me, a variety of extracurriculars, and caring professors, because...
...these Saudi schools; teachers encourage a system of ineffective memorization and a superficial understanding of facts for the sole purpose of passing a test. This type of education extends far beyond high school to the college and university levels. Students are continuously taught of ways to pass an exam rather than the proper approaches to learning...