Reply #133: The problem has more to do with the tests themselves, not the concept of testing. [View All]

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

Our states have decided to go with the lazy route of increasing rigor in standards by cramming in more content (which is a failure) and the cheap-ass route of testing by going with bubble sheet tests (which is equally a failure).

If the standards and the testing reflected a student's ability to critically analyze information and problem solve, most good teachers would not be in a straightjacket that you correctly characterize.