Continually weighing the pig, without feeding it, will not cause the pig to gain weight.
Likewise, continually testing the students, at the expense of actually TEACHING them, will not make them 'learn' more. (I disagree with the idea that these tests can show what's been learned.)
Some in Texas (yes, the folks who broght us NCLB) are beginning to realize that solution to the invented 'crisis' in education is not more testing. Not all agree, unfortunately, and even if testing is reined in in TX, it will probably take years for the rest of the country to catch up. In GA, more like 20 years...
Thanks to Diane Ravitch for finding and posting the link at her blog.
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