Parent: Too many tests, not enough term papers
This was written by Wendy Lecker, a parent of three children in Stamford, Connecticut’s public schools (two in high school).
Stamford’s school system is diverse and has made strides in improving curriculum and reducing in-school segregation, Lecker says, but there is a great deal of pressure to raise test scores, which “tends to result in scripted curricula that often ignore the skills all children need to succeed.”
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