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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] ^ I think a lot of people are disappointed because there are no new ideas to improve education. Just more standardized testing. That's the only idea out there, but it's going to be better this time because it's on computers. Riiiiight. [/quote] There are lots of great ideas to improve education, for example right off the bat, half of the textbooks and teaching materials out there suck - but the administrators don't know better. Tons of teachers are teaching in subject areas that aren't really their strength, because the primary emphasis is on teaching credentials, even to the expense of subject matter expertise. More emphasis is needed in core areas, like phonics to support reading, and mastery of math facts, PEMDAS, times tables and things like long division before letting students start using calculators. The smart teachers out there know this and as a result they aren't afraid of standardized testing.[/quote]
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