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Kohn, Alfie – American School Board Journal, 1999
Overreliance on standardized testing sends a message to students that learning is remembering facts, and that intelligence is a function of how quickly people can do things. In schools around the country, the content and style of teaching are being placed in the service of the tests. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Experience, Public Schools, Standardized Tests
