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[quote=Anonymous]in response to 21:10:

That letter from the K teacher is so sad.  I taught K years ago. I had a very diverse group of kids who came I on many different levels.  This was a half day K.  I was allowed to use my own judgment, experience, and creativity to teach these kids .  Mostly I taught through games, music, play, and I read aloud lots and lots of books.  We wrote stories together in a group.  The kids all painted at an easel at least once a week.  I taught measuring and math with very simple “recipes”.  I think the kids had fun.  And, by the end of the year, all of them  (except one who had a learning disability) could read basic sight words and sound out simple words.   They could all count to 100 and most could add to ten.
Had there been the pressure to test, I’m not sure I would have been allowed to teach in this way.  These kids did not know how to fill in a bubble.  And, I did not teach them that “skill”.  
Is this what we have lost?  It’s a shame.  I strongly believe we are creating a nation of robots.  The Common Core supporters claim that we are teaching them to think critically.  I think you learn a lot more critical thinking outside of a bubble test.  
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