Should We Teach to the Test? Today's educational environment is more contentious than ever. Some factions believe that education is only important for college or career preparation, while other factions believe that education has lost its way and needs to re-center around preparing students to be life-long learners. In other words, some believe education is valuable because it is useful for society, while others
believe education is a good value in and of itself. Those who believe that education is only valuable. for getting into college or getting into a career often support teaching to the test"--only spending time on what is absolutely necessary to meet the next goal. But some parents, students, and
educators believe that "teaching to the test" removes any joy of learning in the classroom and fails to
teach students how to learn, read, and think for the rest of their life.
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