Raising standards in high schools
I recently read an article in the NY Times about the governors of 13 states (which account for 1/3 of high school students) getting together with a plan to raise the standards in high schools. That sounds great – we all want students to be as best prepared and educated as possible. But the plan called for, among other things, more standardized testing. President Bush is quoted as saying “I’ve heard every excuse in the book not to test. My answer is, how do you know if a child is learning if you don’t test?”. Well, President Bush, how about giving teachers more resources and funding to have smaller classes and more opportunity for one-to-one interaction with students? How about better salaries for teachers so that schools can attract and hold great teachers. How about making sure teachers have the resources to handle the difficult, overinvolved parent — and the opposite, the non-involved parent.
Standardized multiple choice test only test whether a student is a good test taker. Providing the best learning enviroment for students will guarantee that they have the opportunity to learn all they can.
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