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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One thing I always find intriguing is the comment or negative connotation that seems to be levied at certain schools re. Teaching to the test. The upper NW schools seem to have high test scores but are never accused of teaching to the test. I went to an extremely strong school abroad that had the International Baccalaureate degree program. We did practice exams all the time in all subjects. Writing essays from past years exams all the time. Our school was not unique and was a historically very strong IB program. Somehow I doubt such schools would ever be accused of teaching to the test. So what gives? Truly what gives? [/quote]

I imagine you can see that there's a difference between working on thought provoking essays for an IB exam for a high schooler and holding multiple practice sessions and a pep rally for a multiple choice PARC test for a fourth grader.[/quote]

Yes, please, don’t compare the IB diploma test to PARCC! Please. Try taking both from an online sample.

Teaching to a multiple choice exam that is questionable and questioned throughout the country? NW schools do not have to teach to it, kids score fine anyway.[/quote]

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