"GERM infections have various symptoms. The first symptom is more competition within education systems. Many reformers believe that the quality of education improves when schools compete against one another. In order to compete, schools need more autonomy, and with that autonomy comes the demand for accountability. School inspections, standardized testing of students, and evaluating teacher effectiveness are consequences of market-like competition in many school reforms today. Yet when schools compete against one another, they cooperate less." - Washington Post, 06/29/13
Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party would rather invest in tests than the teachers of Saskatchewan. Our children deserve better. Sign the petition and join us in our fight to protect education in Saskatchewan!
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Stardardized testing is "a virus infecting our schools"
"GERM infections have various symptoms. The first symptom is more competition within education systems. Many reformers believe that the quality of education improves when schools compete against one another. In order to compete, schools need more autonomy, and with that autonomy comes the demand for accountability. School inspections, standardized testing of students, and evaluating teacher effectiveness are consequences of market-like competition in many school reforms today. Yet when schools compete against one another, they cooperate less." - Washington Post, 06/29/13
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