You’ve heard about all the disadvantages of teaching to standardized tests or assessments. Some educators use the content and skills that will be on a standardized test to plan classroom instruction. It narrows instruction to only what’s on the test. Once instruction is focused on the test, the creativity and dynamism of teaching is reduced. Read More
Let’s see. Last week on the first working day of Congress, House Republican lawmakers were prepared to vote on a proposal meant to reduce the powers of the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent committee that enforces ethical standards among US lawmakers. The proposal would have put the ethics committee under the control of the Read More