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Dumbing In Education

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Education in the content area of English Language Arts, and Mathematics has changed not only from the time I started college but also right up to today. While some areas affected have been curriculum and standards, one thing that has remained consistent is excessive testing. It is an educational challenge that not only I face but many other educators face as well. Teaching to the test has a "dumbing" effect on both teaching and learning. As worksheets, drills; practice tests and similar role practices consume greater amounts of classroom time (Sacks, 2000). This excessive content seems to provide a serious challenge in education. Excessive testing is in my opinion, having a very negative effect on the education system and it is causing
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