Changing The Paradigm

The idea of getting away from high stakes testing is extremely important. Testing tied to monies for schools or even grades creates cheating, lying and often little learning. Our focus needs to be on processing, thinking, creating and solving problems. What are we teaching in schools and why? Educators need to answer that for their own sanity as well as for our children’s sake. Why are we continuing to jump through unnecessary hoops to get students to be the highest students in their courses that lead to what? What do students need to know and why? I totally believe in what Sir Ken Robinson believes which was so greatly expressed at the Ted Talks several years back. This is what we need to consider as teachers and parents.