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Our Students are Not Over Tested, They are Under Tested (The Importance of Formative Assessment)

There's a significant outcry among teachers against the barrage of testing that our students are required to do. While I do not think we need more formal assessments, I think that the negativity portrayed across the profession toward these big tests has gotten in the way of good practice. If we are doing our jobs well we are constantly assessing our students and know where they are in any given skill. The only way to do this is through frequent formative assessments.

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Added by Michael Yardley on February 23, 2015 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Why isn't learning an obligation of schools?

In Canada, education statutes talk about the right to attend schools, not the right to receive an education. What this implies is that schools do not have a legal obligation to ensure that students benefit from attending. Maybe if it were made a legal obligation that students were to learn in school, teaching as a profession would be seen as one of the high-status professions rather than one that is debatable. The nature of schooling is hands down an essential service however can you imagine… Continue

Added by Meagen Mitchell on March 7, 2011 at 5:14pm — No Comments

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