testing seem to be working for williamsburg collegiate. but not everyone is on board with the methods. for more than a decade, schools all across america have emphasized testing over teaching with deeply disappointing results. a whopping 80% of american schools are failing to meet the proficiency goals set up by federal legislation. children do learn when standards are high and results are measured. when no child left behind legislation was passed in 2001, it mandated certain accountability measures in order for schools to get federal funding. all tied to performance on standardized tests. with funding at stake, some schools took drastic measures to meet these government standards. in march 2013, 35 atlanta educators were indicted for allegedly participating in a standardized test cheating ring. rigorous testing seems to work for williamsburg. so why has it fail for so many other schools across the u.s.? some chicago parents say it s because in their schools testing has become the
a whopping 80% of american schools are failing to meet the proficiency goals set up by federal legislation. children do learn when standards are high and results are measured. when no child left behind legislation was passed in 2001, it mandated certain accountability measures in order for schools to get federal funding. all tied to performance on standardized tests. with funding at stake, some schools took drastic measures to meet these government standards. in march 2013, 35 atlanta educators were indicted for allegedly participating in a standardized test cheating ring. rigorous testing seems to work for williamsburg. so why has it fail for so many other schools across the u.s.? some chicago parents say it s because in their schools testing has become the most critical measure of success. would you like to sign a petition against the amount of testing happening in cps? this is a list. oh, okay. of all the tests that are
i think we re obsessed with data because we know how powerful it can be. you don t want data as just tests. it s the end part of what we do. okay. and there is all this stuff that goes into it before. every teacher starts the day by shaking hands and greeting the kids on the way into class. we think of even as that type of stuff as data. how do you respond to people who say we re testing kids too much, we re pushing them too hard, too far by having so much testing being emphasized in schools? we definitely know that testing is important, but we also focus on creating tests that are worth teaching to. the rigger and regimen of testing seem to be working for williamsburg collegiate. but not everyone is on board with the methods. for more than a decade, schools all across america have emphasized testing over teaching with deeply disappointing results. a whopping 80% of american schools are failing to meet the proficiency goals set up by federal legislation. children do learn w