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| | Teaching such is not precluded--it is the JOB of the
| teachers to work
| | on such along with the basics. The very fact that such cannot be
| | evaluated IS part of why it is not strictly part of the uniform
| | assessment, but again, this IS part of the teacher's
| responsibility to
| | their students.
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| And:
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| "Yes, but even more importantly it is the responsibility of
| the school administration to pass the message to the teachers
| that such teaching, beyond the test, is valued and will be
| rewarded. If such is not the case than the teachers would
| simply be doing what they are being hired to do; i.e. teach
| to the test."
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| You kidding? You think they'll risk their careers by doing this?
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Actually, I'm not kidding, but your comment is naturally quite apropos.
There-in lies much of the problem. Mostly I wanted to reply to Rick's
"teacher's responsibility" statement. Teachers are going to respond to
what their bosses are asking them to do. So I lay a lot (perhaps more)
of the responsibility at their feet.