School choice and test scores

[davester]

Exactly what Gutenberg said. This is why "No Child Left Behind", which is a punitive system based almost entirely on test scores has been a failure. NCLB assumes that low test scores = bad schools and teachers, an incredibly bad assumption. Another problem with NCLB and similar test-based programs is that they actually degrade the really excellent teaching/learning experiences by forcing all the teachers to stop what they're doing and instead "teach to the test".