Ed Sec'y sez Test Focus "fine, dandy"

[brooklynite]

The country's education czar strongly defended standardized testing yesterday, telling a group of New Yorkers, "Good education has always been about good testing."

U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said tests are based on skills that kids need and teachers must teach.

"Teaching to the test is fine and dandy, keep on," she added in response to a question at the Association of American Publishers annual meeting in midtown.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/local/story/399731p-338704c.html
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I always thought good education was always about learning, but maybe we need to change our standards. After all, Wal-Mart needs to get its stock clerks from somewhere...

[MountainLaurel]

1. Excuse me

My head just exploded. I should go get the Windex to clean the cerebellum off my monitor.

[lapfog_1]

2. Why johnie don't know nuthin...

that about sums it up. Teach a bunch of test answers but don't teach a subject... just enough to pass the test.

Or... how to create future bushbots.

[Canuckistanian]

3. Margret smart! Testing good!

Like Margret! Libruls baaad. No want testing.

Why only Chinese stuff in stores?