Martka Sienkiewicz Sienkiewicz itibaren Danilovo, Tverskaya oblast', Rusya, 171603 itibaren Danilovo, Tverskaya oblast', Rusya, 171603

Three educators debunk several commonly held beliefs held sacred about the US educational system today such as: * High test scores of students at any particular school are reason enough to assume that they have high student achievement and quality teaching * Improvement in scores on "high stakes" tests is a sound indicator of improvement in learning * Punishments or rewards to schools, teachers, or individual children based on their test scores motivate them to do better A good complementry read to Diane Ravitch's "The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education". It also contains a good resource guide for concerned parents, teachers and citizens to take next steps.