Standardized tests are used to measure the performance of schools, and teachers — not individual teachers. They serve as a benchmark, so that marks given by one teacher can be compared to those given by other teachers. Without standardized tests, we (parents, students) have no way of knowing whether the teacher is actually teaching — rather than just passing out high marks to keep everyone contented.-Most of the negative things you hear about standardized tests come from the teacher’s unions. Strange how teachers want you to believe that they can measure what student’s learn — but, they also want us to believe that no one can measure teachers’ performance. (BTW, I was a certified teacher before retirement.)
Standardized tests are used to measure the performance of schools, and teachers — not individual teachers. They serve as a benchmark, so that marks given by one teacher can be compared to those given by other teachers. Without standardized tests, we (parents, students) have no way of knowing whether the teacher is actually teaching — rather than just passing out high marks to keep everyone contented.-Most of the negative things you hear about standardized tests come from the teacher’s unions. Strange how teachers want you to believe that they can measure what student’s learn — but, they also want us to believe that no one can measure teachers’ performance. (BTW, I was a certified teacher before retirement.)