FairTest.org, in their article, "The Dangerous Consequences of High-Stakes Standardized
Testing", tells us "As learning largely depends on
teacher quality, real improvements in schools can only come through teachers.
Good teachers are often discouraged, even disgusted, by the overemphasis on
testing. Many excellent teachers leave. It is absurd to believe that the "best
and brightest" will want to become teachers when teaching is reduced to test
prep and when schools are continually attacked by politicians, business leaders
and the media. When narrow tests are used to hold schools accountable, teachers
also leave low-performing schools where they are needed most."
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