Opinion Forum

Testing in Schools Isn’t Working

July 8th, 2011

By Dr. Jim Taylor Testing has become the end-all, be-all of the public education reform movement. The idea seems quite sensible, that holding students (and teachers) to certain objective standards incentivizes both of these stakeholders to work harder and achieve their goals. It also seems reasonable to use the results of those tests as measures […]

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Tags: education, failure, NCLB, reform, schools, students, teachers, testing
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Test to the Teach

September 28th, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor For those of you who follow my education-related posts (here is a primer), you know I’m no fan of testing in public schools as it is currently conceived and used. In my view, the cart is firmly before the horse, where the horse of quality education is being pulled by the […]

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Tags: curriculum, life skills, math, public schools, reading, teachers, testing
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Kindergarten Matters!

July 31st, 2010

By Dr. Jim Taylor Did you read the article in the New York Times last week discussing research that demonstrated the clear importance of kindergarten to later success? It was a real eye opener for many people who are involved in public education and real confirmation for those of us who have advocated for true […]

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Tags: costs, early education, kindergarten, outcomes, success, teachers, testing
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