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by throwaway0a5e 1379 days ago
"I literally don't have the time to cover the Indian Wars or Jim Crow south while still covering what I need to cover so my students can pass the state standardized test"

-A teacher I was talking to last week

Point is, test scores aren't perfect.

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The idea is to get rid of all standardized testing, so that there will be no contraindications to the story of public school excellence.
What's the alternative?